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The Prodigal Son Living with Harlots: M.H-II-44

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Prodigal Son Living with Harlots
The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Heemskerck, Maerten van

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

Production date: circa AD 1548

Note

The second of four blocks in the series. Kerrich believed that Heemskerck drew on the woodblock himself.

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-II-44
Primary reference Number: 129939
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 51
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 357
Kerrich: p.72-3
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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