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Juno decorating her peacock with the eyes of Argus, brought by mercury.: P.14453-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Juno decorating her peacock with the eyes of Argus, brought by mercury.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Lairesse, Gerard de (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Augustus Arthur VanSittart, 1879

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Note

Copy, in reverse.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Numbering (apparently sequential) appears on the majority of the prints given by Vansittart at this date.

  • Text: 3914
  • Location: Verso upper centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14453-R
Primary reference Number: 206636
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 27
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 1 December 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Juno decorating her peacock with the eyes of Argus, brought by mercury." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206636 Accessed: 2024-11-25 02:55:04

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