Duck-shooting in a wood: PD.9-1964

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Current Location: In storage

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Duck-shooting in a wood

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Painter: Troy, Jean François de

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Painting

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Through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

Production date: AD 1730

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Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Canvas Height 81 cm Width 63.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Text: DE TROY F
Location: Lower right
Type: Signature

Text: 1730
Location: Lower right
Type: Date

Text: no. 7120 (Agnew label)
Location: Verso
Type: Label

Text: Douane
Location: Verso
Type: Stamp

Text: 99
Location: Verso
Method of creation: White chalk
Type: Number

Text: LANDSCAPE BY DE TROY
Location: Verso
Method of creation: MS label
Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

[Unknown; Illustrated London News; 1960] page(s): 202
Un esquisse de Jean-François de Troy au musée de Lille page(s): 352-356
Francois Le Moyne and his generation, 1688 - 1737 page(s): 57

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Accession number: PD.9-1964
Primary reference Number: 2981
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 August 2022

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

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