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Portrait of Edgas Degas seated at a café table: PD.12-2017

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Edgas Degas seated at a café table

Maker(s)

Boldini, Giovanni

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Measurements and weight

Height: 290 mm
Width: 201 mm

Relative size of this object

20.1 m29 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2017) by The Gow Fund Biffen Fund

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Paper
Charcoal

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.12-2017
Primary reference Number: 222719
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 14 October 2017 Updated: Thursday 1 December 2022 Last processed: Thursday 1 December 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Portrait of Edgas Degas seated at a café table" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/222719 Accessed: 2023-05-30 15:53:58

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