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A house built over water, with two women, a child and a dog in the foreground: P.2244-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A house built over water, with two women, a child and a dog in the foreground
Varie vedute del gentile mulino

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 1755

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 146 mm Width 185 mm
Sheet Height 165 mm Width 203 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: St. Non Sc.
  • Location: Image lower left, on rock
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Le Prince del
  • Location: Image lower right, on ground
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2244-1991
Primary reference Number: 95463
Le Blanc: 19 (5)
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 26 (5)

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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