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The dragon and the bee: P.5421-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The dragon and the bee

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Veneziano, Agostino

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart. (1771-1823); sale at Sotheby's 29th March and 11 following days, 1824, Lot 793 (4 prints); bt. S. Woodburn for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1824) by Sykes, Mark Masterman

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1510 - Before 1540

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5421-R
Primary reference Number: 127437
Bartsch: 406
Illustrated Bartsch: 406 (307)
Lugt: 1897
Lugt: 2364
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 97
Old object number: 1.K.12-25
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 Last processed: Friday 8 December 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 dragon and the bee" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/127437 Accessed: 2024-04-27 20:00:19

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