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Tiresias, in the form of a woman, striking two coupled snakes with his staff.: 23.K.2-185

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Tiresias, in the form of a woman, striking two coupled snakes with his staff.
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Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1615

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-185
Primary reference Number: 119586
Bartsch: Page 109, No.78
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 555
Illustrated Bartsch: .078
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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

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