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Head of a warrior wearing an ornate helmet with an eagle's head, in profile to the left: AD.11.22-123

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head of a warrior wearing an ornate helmet with an eagle's head, in profile to the left

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Place, Francis
Draughtsman: Hollar, Wenceslaus (After)
Painter: Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1660 CE - Circa 1670 CE

Note

Copy after Hollar's etching dated 1645 (in reverse direction), from a set of Helmeted Heads in profile after Parmigianino.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.11.22-123
Primary reference Number: 194914
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 765 copy
Pennington: 1620 copy
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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