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Alexander in the Studio of Apelles: 31.I.8-140

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Alexander in the Studio of Apelles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rosa, Salvator

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Jarvis Kenrick (1798)

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1662

Note

Proof impression. Before the first states listed in the Illustrated Bartsch Commentary, and in Wallace. Before any inscription. Before any drypoint in the figure behind the painting. Before rework on the corner of the tablet. Before extra rings on helmet of figure furthest to the right. Before stippling effect on the floor between the group of figures on the right.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.8-140
Primary reference Number: 128816
Bartsch: 4 before state 1
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: 4512.004
Wallace (Rosa): 114 before state 1
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 1 June 2016 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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