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Grotesque coat of arms: P.180-1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Grotesque coat of arms

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus (Previously attributed)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of George Ambrose Cardew (1865-1933) [Lugt 1134]

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1654

Note

Letterpress verso. Printed in Ogilby's 'Virgil' 1654

School or Style

Bohemian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.180-1943
Primary reference Number: 203088
New Hollstein (German) R255: R255
Pennington: 2593
Lugt: 1134
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023 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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