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Age and Avarice: P.284-1940

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Age and Avarice

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bowles, Carington
Publisher: Bowles, Carington
Painter: Teniers, David II (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, December 1940

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1766 - Circa 1793

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "Shou'd one Short Guinea here be found, Within a Hundred Thousand Pound; These sordid Elves (for all their Store) Wou'd fret as if they had no more." and "Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard London."
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.284-1940
Primary reference Number: 206176
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Age and Avarice" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206176 Accessed: 2025-04-06 19:25:43

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