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Sea Battle with a Destroyed Ship Burning in the Right Foreground: P.1749-1991

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Titles

Sea Battle with a Destroyed Ship Burning in the Right Foreground

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Perelle, Gabriel (Attributed)
Publisher: Langlois, Nicolas I

Entities

Categories

Description

Temporary record

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1635 - 1665

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 102 mm Width 180 mm
Sheet Height 110 mm Width 187 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: faict par Perelle
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: A Paris Chez N. Langlois
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: N. Q. (?)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1749-1991
Primary reference Number: 86084

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Sea Battle with a Destroyed Ship Burning in the Right Foreground" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86084 Accessed: 2023-12-11 15:19:40

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86084 |title=Sea Battle with a Destroyed Ship Burning in the Right Foreground |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-12-11 15:19:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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