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Fan leaf: Neo-Classical scene: PD.231-2015

Current Location: In storage

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Fan leaf: Neo-Classical scene

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Description

An unmounted fan leaf. Four soldiers being greeted by a king.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2015

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour with pen and ink and traces of graphite on vellum

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.231-2015
Primary reference Number: 280257

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Thursday 4 August 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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