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Elijah challenging Ahab and the Priests of Baal: P.4290-R-51

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Elijah challenging Ahab and the Priests of Baal
The Story of Elijah and the Priests of Baal

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Galle, Philips
Publisher: Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman: Heemskerck, Maerten van (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1898)

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1567 : Only one of series is dated 1567.

Note

State before the addition of Galle's name

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4290-R-51
Primary reference Number: 198962
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 81 (Galle)
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 230 (Heemskerck)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 30 (Galle)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 128 (Heemskerck)
Illustrated Bartsch: Vol. 56, 12.1
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 29 May 2014 Updated: Thursday 29 May 2014 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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