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Melpomene: 23.K.2-194

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Melpomene
The Nine Muses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goltzius, Hendrik

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1592

Note

State II

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-194
Primary reference Number: 119430
Bartsch: 148
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 150
Illustrated Bartsch: .148 S2
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 September 2019 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) "Melpomene" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119430 Accessed: 2024-04-16 17:25:16

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