Putti in clouds, around a cartouche: PD.52-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Putti in clouds, around a cartouche

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Boucher, François

Entities

Drawing

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Notes

History note: W.O. ? 1886; Comte sale; bought from Agnew, 1911 by Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Measurements and weight

Height: 571 mm
Width: 470 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

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Materials used in production

Grey wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk and grey wash on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Choisie pour panneaux de porte / a deux ecussons .... / quelques amour (r)s portant (?) / des fleurs (visible under ultra-violet light)
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Ink

Related exhibitions

French Eighteenth Century Drawings in the Fitzwilliam Museum

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.52-1961
Primary reference Number: 6104
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 June 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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