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The wife buying a field: P.4290-R-139

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The wife buying a field
Praise of the Virtuous Wife

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz
Draughtsman: Heemskerck, Maerten van (After)
Publisher: Bos, Cornelis

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1898)

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1555

School or Style

Netherlandish

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4290-R-139
Primary reference Number: 199043
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 471 (Heemskerck)
Kerrich: p.63-4
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Audit data

Created: Monday 2 June 2014 Updated: Monday 2 June 2014 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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