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Allegory with Mercury surrounded by old man: 30.I.12-24

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegory with Mercury surrounded by old man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Baur, Johann Wilhelm

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: John MacGowan [L.1496]

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.12-24
Primary reference Number: 307570
Hollstein (German): 11
Meyer: 11
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 16 December 2021 Updated: Thursday 16 December 2021 Last processed: Thursday 7 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) "Allegory with Mercury surrounded by old man" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/307570 Accessed: 2024-05-03 18:09:39

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