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Albrecht Dürer: P.3900-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Albrecht Dürer
Aged 56.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lorichs, Melchior

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1550

School or Style

Danish

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Image Height 165 mm Width 97 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ALBRECHT DVRER
  • Location: Image upper left and right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: 5 lines in latin

  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: fM
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1550
  • Location: Image lower right, above and either side of monogram.
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3900-R
Primary reference Number: 107861
Bartsch: 10
Hollstein (German): 21
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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