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A view of the Stairs of the Vatican: P.97-1944

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A view of the Stairs of the Vatican

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blondel, Georges Francois
Publisher: Blondel, Georges Francois

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Legal notes

Given by Huttleston 1st Lord Fairhaven, July 1944

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1944) by Fairhaven, Huttleston 1st Lord

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1767

Note

Inscription on bottom "G. F. Blondel Delt et Fecit" and "To his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Gloucester &c &c &c This Plate is with all Humility Dedicated by his Highness most humble most Obt servt GF Blondel" and "Published according to Act of Parliament by GF Blondel, Panton Street".

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.97-1944
Primary reference Number: 206293
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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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