Chinoiserie scene with figures, birds and deer
Printmaker: Unknown
Unmounted fan leaf. In centre a man holds a bird in one hand, another bird flies above him. To left, a woman stands flanked by two children, above her a butterfly. Far left, and right, two animals, possibly deer, sleep.
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2015
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1740
Accession number: P.44-2015
Primary reference Number: 210579
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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