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Riverside scene, perhaps Romulus and Remus: P.152-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Riverside scene, perhaps Romulus and Remus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

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.

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04) by H.M. Government

Dating

19th Century
1820 -

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.152-2015
Primary reference Number: 210692
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 16 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 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) "Riverside scene, perhaps Romulus and Remus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/210692 Accessed: 2024-11-24 13:26:04

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