Riverside scene, perhaps Romulus and Remus
Printmaker: Unknown
In centre, a man with a crook and a dog finds two babies in a reed basket by the side of the river. To left, a wolf runs away. To right, two women watch the scene from a rock the opposite side of the river. In the background a city.
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 2152
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04) by H.M. Government
19th Century
1820
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Accession number: P.152-2015
Primary reference Number: 210692
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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