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A dilapidated cottage, with barrels stored at the gable end: P.2288-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A dilapidated cottage, with barrels stored at the gable end
Small landscapes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Germain, Louis
Sarazin, Jean-Baptiste

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: D'Arenberg collection (19th century) (Lugt 567), probably sold 14 July and following days 1902, Christies, London

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 1766

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Red ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 100 mm Width 127 mm
Plate Height 89 mm Width 115 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sarazin inv.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Germain Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 2
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: three stars in an oval

  • Text: CH.PROTECTOR MEUS
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped blue ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2288-1991
Primary reference Number: 95577
BN Inventaire (18thC): 5 (2?)
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 1 (2?)
Lugt: 567

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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