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Fan leaf: Cupid offering red roses to Venus, seated in a chariot: PD.245-2015

Current Location: In storage

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Fan leaf: Cupid offering red roses to Venus, seated in a chariot

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

An unmounted fan leaf

Notes

History note: Christie's no. 2024

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 1760

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.245-2015
Primary reference Number: 280271

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Friday 5 August 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fan leaf: Cupid offering red roses to Venus, seated in a chariot" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280271 Accessed: 2024-04-19 05:53:33

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280271 |title=Fan leaf: Cupid offering red roses to Venus, seated in a chariot |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 05:53:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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