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Cavaliers celebrating outside their tents: P.2254-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cavaliers celebrating outside their tents

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Teissier, Jean
Printmaker: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe (Directed by)
Painter: Wouwerman, Philips (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

1770s
Production date: circa AD 1778

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 190 mm Width 214 mm
Sheet Height 215 mm Width 239 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Peint par Ph. Vouvermans
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Grave par G. Texier, sous la direction de Mr. Le Bas.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Achievement of arms
  • Text: Sans / March 1847
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2254-1991
Primary reference Number: 95480
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Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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