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Melpomene: P.14094-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Melpomene

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bartolozzi, Francesco
Painter: Cipriani, Giovanni Battista (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Bill-head for the benefit of Mr Giardini.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1775

Note

Inscription on bottom "G.B. Cipriani inv. Et Del." and "F. Bartolozzi scup."

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14094-R
Primary reference Number: 205850
Vesme/Calabi: 1926
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 17 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Melpomene" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205850 Accessed: 2024-04-16 11:48:05

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205850 |title=Melpomene |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-16 11:48:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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