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The Creation of the Four Elements: 23.K.2-138

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Creation of the Four Elements
Ovid's Metamorphosis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1589

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-138
Primary reference Number: 119539
Bartsch: Page 104, No.31
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 508
Illustrated Bartsch: .031
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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) "The Creation of the Four Elements" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119539 Accessed: 2024-05-07 05:26:57

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