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Portrait of Ulisse Aldrovandi: 23.I.5-167

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Ulisse Aldrovandi

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Carracci, Agostino

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1590s
Production date: circa AD 1596

Note

State II/II. Surrounding framework outside the oval has been cut (this is not thought to be by Agostino's hand)

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.5-167
Primary reference Number: 128420
Bartsch: 137
Bohlin (Carracci): 207
Illustrated Bartsch: 137 (110)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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