Skip to main content

On the disposal of wealth: Illustration to Horace, Carmina III, 40-45: PD.12-1980

An image of Painting
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Painting
Current Location: In storage

Titles

On the disposal of wealth: Illustration to Horace, Carmina III, 40-45

Maker(s)

Painter: Veen, Otto van

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sale, Christie's, 11 December 1979 (lot 220)

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 14.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Graphite
Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( marouflé on oak panel)

Techniques used in production

Grisaille : Grisaille oil over graphite on paper marouflé on oak panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Otho Vaenius pinxit
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.12-1980
Primary reference Number: 2090

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 1 November 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "On the disposal of wealth: Illustration to Horace, Carmina III, 40-45" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2090 Accessed: 2025-12-05 07:57:16

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2090 |title=On the disposal of wealth: Illustration to Horace, Carmina III, 40-45 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 07:57:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-2090

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp3/PD_12_1980.jpg"
        alt="On the disposal of wealth: Illustration to Horace, Carmina III, 40-45"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">On the disposal of wealth: Illustration to Horace, Carmina III, 40-45</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo