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Medallion portrait of Virgil surrounded by a man and a woman holding a laurel wreath and two putti: 30.I.18-2

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Medallion portrait of Virgil surrounded by a man and a woman holding a laurel wreath and two putti

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boulanger, Jean
Draughtsman: Chauveau, François (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
1651 -

Note

Plate to Nicolas Renouard's translation of the 'Métamorphoses d'Ovide' (Paris, 1651)

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.18-2
Primary reference Number: 204206
BN Inventaire (17thC): 251
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 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) "Medallion portrait of Virgil surrounded by a man and a woman holding a laurel wreath and two putti" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204206 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:18:10

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