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Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone: AD.1.18-172

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone
Ovid's Metamorphosis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1590

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.1.18-172
Primary reference Number: 122424
Bartsch: 69 (p.108)
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 546
Lehrs (Geschichte): .069
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 26 April 2013 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/122424 Accessed: 2024-11-20 11:20:59

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/122424 |title=Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-20 11:20:59|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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