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A dog with her puppies: 31.K.12-78

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A dog with her puppies
The set of dogs

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hillegaert, Paulus van

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Description

A bitch with her puppies in a yard snarls at a woman approaching from behind a fence to the left carrying two puppies in a blanket, a child reaching for them on the right. A shelter to the right of the dog houses two sleeping puppies.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1654

Note

Before the number?

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.12-78
Primary reference Number: 32475
Bartsch: 5
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 5 II?

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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