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Fiddle player by a shrine: P.160-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fiddle player by a shrine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Charlet, Nicolas Toussaint
Printer: Villain, Jean-François

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1820 - Circa 1844

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 114 mm Width 95 mm
Sheet Height 250 mm Width 201 mm

Techniques used in production

Pen lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Charlet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Lith. de Villain.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.160-1991
Primary reference Number: 98557

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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