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The brazen serpent and the scourge of fiery serpents: M.H-I-97

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The brazen serpent and the scourge of fiery serpents

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bos, Cornelis
Printmaker: Heemskerck, Maerten van (Formerly attributed)

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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 1539

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-I-97
Primary reference Number: 143479
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 1 (Heemskerck)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 76 (Heemskerck)
Kerrich: p.17
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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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