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The plague of the locusts: 24.I.6-60

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The plague of the locusts
The story of Moses and the Pharaoh

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sadeler, Jan I
Publisher: Jode, Gerard de
Cleve, Marten I van (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1585

Note

State II/II. Used in Thesaurus Sacrarum Historirum Veteris Testamenti… (1585)

School or Style

Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.6-60
Primary reference Number: 144797
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 57
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 November 2022 Last processed: Friday 1 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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