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Panel of ornament: P.1865-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Panel of ornament

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Temporary record

A pair of winged lions terminating in scrolls of vegetation supporting two cornucopias each surmounted by a standing putto. In the centre, a panel showing an emperor (?) holding a laurel wreath. Above the panel is a vase, topped by a ram's skull, from which hangs a backcloth, also partly supported by the two putti.

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 174 mm Width 125 mm
Sheet Height 174 mm Width 125 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 10
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: Crowned shield?

  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1865-1991
Primary reference Number: 93992
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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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