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The prodigal Son tending the swine: P.4213-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The prodigal Son tending the swine
The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beham, Hans Sebald

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Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1538

Note

On Copper

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4213-R
Primary reference Number: 121337
Bartsch: 35
Pauli: 37
Hollstein (German): P.31
Illustrated Bartsch: 35 (132)
Old location number: 37.3.14c
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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