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Head of an Angel Looking Upward: 22.I.3-113

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head of an Angel Looking Upward

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sadeler, Egidius II
Draughtsman: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1598

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 358 mm Width 227 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: . ALBERTVS . DVRER . ALMANVS . FECIT . ANNO . M . D . VII/ . EGIDIVS . SADELER . SCALPSIT . ANNO . / . M . D . XCVIII .
  • Location: Below image
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.3-113
Primary reference Number: 107865
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .038 (Sadeler)
Hollstein (German): 98 (Sadeler)
Heller: 2537
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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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Head of an Angel Looking Upward" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/107865 Accessed: 2024-03-29 06:20:20

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