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Woman playing viol: P.82-1953

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Woman playing viol

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Mercier, Philippe (After)

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Notes

History note: From the Liechtenstein Collection

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, November 1953

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1953) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1744

Note

Inscription on bottom "P Mercier pinxit" and "J Faber fecit 1743" and "Publish'd according to Act of parliament March 25th 1744" and "If MUSICK be the food of LOVE, play on. That strain again, it had a dying Fall. Oh! It came o'er my Ear like a sweet sound. That breath upon a Bank of Violets, Stealing and giving Odour."

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.82-1953
Primary reference Number: 206284
Chaloner Smith: 410
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 18 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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