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Venus ordering Psyche to seek water from a fountain guarded by dragons: P.6161-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus ordering Psyche to seek water from a fountain guarded by dragons

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Master of the Die
Painter: Coxie, Michiel I (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Joannes Michiel Rysbrack (1693-1770) [Lugt 1912] and John Barnard [Lugt 1419]

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
Circa 1530 CE - Circa 1535 CE

Note

Cut along lower edge. A rejected plate of the Cupid and Pysche series?

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Barnard's hand

  • Text: a scarce Print / of Marc Antonio & / Part of the story of Psyche.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6161-R
Primary reference Number: 127980
Bartsch: 71
Illustrated Bartsch: 71 (224)
Lugt: 1419
Lugt: 1914

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 9 December 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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