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Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book 2:750: PD.233-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book 2:750

Maker(s)

Cadman, I.

Categories

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: AD 1746

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: OVID'S META: BO: II. LIN: 750 / I. CADMAN FECIT 1746
  • Location: Centre
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Inscribed

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.233-2015
Primary reference Number: 280259
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Thursday 4 August 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) "Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book 2:750" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280259 Accessed: 2024-04-26 10:32:45

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