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Mercury Inventing the Lyre: P.266-1954

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Mercury Inventing the Lyre

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Barry, James (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by F.C. Daniell, October 1954

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Daniell, Frederick Charles

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1775

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.266-1954
Primary reference Number: 206196
Frankau (Smith): 235.I
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 18 August 2015 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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