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The First Excuse: The Man who Bought a Piece of Land: M.H-II-35

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The First Excuse: The Man who Bought a Piece of Land
The Parable of the King who Prepared a Wedding

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz
Publisher: Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman: Heemskerck, Maerten van (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

16th Century
Production date: AD 1559

Note

State I/IV

School or Style

Netherlandish

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-II-35
Primary reference Number: 142888
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 99-104 (Heemskerck)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 344 (Heemskerck)
Kerrich: p.70-71
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 4 January 2013 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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