The great executioner, by Prince Rupert, after Ribera

An image of The great executioner. Rupert/Ruprecht, Prince, printmaker (German, 1619-1682). After an imitator of Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (Spanish, 1591-1652). Mezzotint, 1658. Acquisition Credit: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, with the aid of a contribution from the National Art-Collections Fund.

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The great executioner. Rupert/Ruprecht, Prince, printmaker (German, 1619-1682). After an imitator of Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (Spanish, 1591-1652). Mezzotint, 1658. Acquisition Credit: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, with the aid of a contribution from the National Art-Collections Fund.

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Accession Number: P.222-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 746 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 593.44kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:03:27 16:24:19

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17th Century _WF_ArtFund beheaded beheading decapitated decapitation decollation executed execution executioner Fitz_PDP German Giuseppe Ribera John the Baptist Jusepe de Ribera Lo Spagnoletto male mezzotint Prince Ruprecht print Ribera saints Spanish St John the Baptist

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