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St Paul bitten by a Viper: 23.K.2-60

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Paul bitten by a Viper
The Acts of the Apostles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goltzius, Hendrik
Draughtsman: Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano) (After)
Publisher: Galle, Philips

Entities

Categories

Description

From a title and seventeen plates

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1582

Note

First state

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-60
Primary reference Number: 119525
Bartsch: 280
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 324
Illustrated Bartsch: 280 S1
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 225-I

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 September 2019

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) "St Paul bitten by a Viper" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119525 Accessed: 2024-05-08 20:19:10

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