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The Elephants: P.6143-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Elephants
The Triumph of Caesar

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Andreani, Andrea
Draughtsman: Malpizzi, Bernardo (After)
Mantegna, Andrea (After)

Entities

Categories

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

Circa 1598 - Circa 1599

Note

After the fifth canvas in a sequence of paintings by Mantegna executed between 1484 and 1494. Engraved by Andreani after drawings by Malpizzi.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6143-R
Primary reference Number: 129497
Bartsch: 11.5
Illustrated Bartsch: 101.11
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 26 February 2024 Last processed: Monday 26 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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