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Portrait of Jean de La Fontaine: 32.K.15-9

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Jean de La Fontaine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ficquet, Etienne
Painter: Rigaud, Hyacinthe (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1762

Note

State with the artists' names.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 32.K.15-9
Primary reference Number: 203442
BN Inventaire (17thC): 157
Faucheux: 61 VIII/VIII
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Jean de La Fontaine" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/203442 Accessed: 2024-04-24 08:10:41

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