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Study for Democritus in Meditation, two ox skulls and a portion of a third: 31.I.8-154

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for Democritus in Meditation, two ox skulls and a portion of a third

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: AD 1662

Note

Known in only one state.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.8-154
Primary reference Number: 128964
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: 4512.116
Nagler (Monogrammisten): 109
Wallace (Rosa): 106
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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