St Jerome in the cave, reading, with the lion sleeping at his feet: 22.I.4-41

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Jerome in the cave, reading, with the lion sleeping at his feet

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Monogrammist L (Attributed)
Printmaker: Mey, Raphael de (Possibly)
Printmaker: Lucas van Leyden (In imitation of)

Entities

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Catalogued in vol XXVII of German Hollstein under Mey with the qualification that it is probably by the Monogrammist L of Dutch Hollstein vol. XIII p.71-2. Counterpiece to a print of St John the Baptist with a lamb with the same monogram.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 193 mm Width 135 mm
Sheet Height 195 mm Width 139 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

Text: L [the L has a short crossbar through the centre of the vertical stroke]
Location: Image lower left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Monogram

Text: MB - XVX
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.4-41
Primary reference Number: 108026
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 21
Hollstein (German): 10 [under Raphael de Mey]
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 82 (after Van Leyden)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 1 (Van Leyden, rejected)
Nagler (Monogrammisten): 14
Old location number: 36.10.26
Old object number: P.4058-R
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