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Allegorical female figure seated on a dragon: AD.5.22-97

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegorical female figure seated on a dragon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht
Designer: Peregrino da Cesena (After)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 99 mm
Width: 74 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1500s
Production date: AD 1506 : Dated 1506

Note

After the niello by Peregrino da Cesena (Hind 1936, 187). Printed on felt side of paper. Pen strokes in brown ink on verso.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines horizontal)

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: 49
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: P.99
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: O
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue crayon
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-97
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: Maltese cross
  • Type: Watermark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-97
Primary reference Number: 29824
Winzinger: 99
Passavant: 99
New Hollstein (German): 52
Old location number: 37.1.13b
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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