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Horatius Cocles leaping into the Tiber: AD.5.22-69

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Horatius Cocles leaping into the Tiber

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1520 - 1530

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical?)
Plate Height 65 mm Width 37 mm
Sheet Height 71 mm Width 42 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 69
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 29
  • 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.5.22-69
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-69
Primary reference Number: 29568
Bartsch: 29
Winzinger: 156
New Hollstein (German): 35
Old location number: 37.1.7a
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Horatius Cocles leaping into the Tiber" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29568 Accessed: 2024-05-02 11:37:10

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