Design for a fan, depicting the Hunt of Diana: PD.21-1958

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Design for a fan, depicting the Hunt of Diana

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bérain, Jean I

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 163 mm
Width: 488 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1958-01-16) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

Circa 1680 - 1690

Note

Formerly catalogued as 'Anonymous, French School'

School or Style

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) ( fan shaped)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, on vellum, pasted down on paper, framed with a border of green ?bodycolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.21-1958
Primary reference Number: 6052
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            University of Cambridge}}

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