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Dancing nymphs and satyrs: P.2204-1991

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Titles

Dancing nymphs and satyrs
Ébats, danses, jeux, cérémonies de satyres (six plates)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: La Rue, Louis-Félix de

Entities

Categories

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

Dating

1750s
Circa 1751 - 1765

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 160 mm Width 237 mm
Sheet Height 160 mm Width 237 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L.F.D fecit et Sculp / Aqua fort inventor
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: eurabe (?)
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: No. 4 C.R.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 13
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Red crayon
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2204-1991
Primary reference Number: 95359
BN Inventaire (18thC): 2 (1 of 6)
Portalis/Béraldi: p. 537

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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