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Man with a mule crossing a bridge with a cross on a plinth at one end: P.2242-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Man with a mule crossing a bridge with a cross on a plinth at one end

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Saint-Non, Jean Claude Richard de
Draughtsman: Le Prince, Jean Baptiste (After)

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

Production date: circa AD 1756

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 76 mm Width 110 mm
Sheet Height 76 mm Width 110 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Le Prince Del.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: St. Non Sc.
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: N. 2602
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: S
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2242-1991
Primary reference Number: 95456

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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