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St Catharine: AD.5.22-107

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Catharine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 62 mm
Width: 41 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1506 : Dated 1506

Note

Printed on ?felt side of paper. Drawing in graphite of the front end of a dog on verso

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)
Verso composed of graphite

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1506
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 107
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: N. 257 / Heineken
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-107
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-107
Primary reference Number: 29237
Winzinger: 98
New Hollstein (German): 29
Old location number: 37.1.5c
Lugt: 2475
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St Catharine" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29237 Accessed: 2024-03-29 02:00:31

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