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The abduction of Proserpina by Pluto: 23.I.3-658

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The abduction of Proserpina by Pluto

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sadeler, Raphael II
Painter: Schwarz, Christoph (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Executed in reverse after Schwart's painting of 1573.

School or Style

Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.3-658
Primary reference Number: 145256
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 47
Wurzbach: 15
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2012 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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