Panel of ornament
Printmaker: Unknown
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.
Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Support
composed of
laid paper
Plate
Height 174 mm
Width 125 mm
Sheet
Height 174 mm
Width 125 mm
Inscription present: Crowned shield?
Accession number: P.1865-1991
Primary reference Number: 93992
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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