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St. George killing the Dragon: P.2132-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St. George killing the Dragon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Collection of Rev. Thomas Kerrich

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Measurements and weight

Height: 193 mm
Width: 150 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

Production date: AD 1511 : Dated 1511

Note

Top right corner of print, and part between horse's head and dragon's head, missing; image made up and redrawn in pen and ink (old restoration)

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 ( chain-lines vertical)

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1511
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: P.2132-R
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2132-R
Primary reference Number: 30213
Bartsch: 55
Winzinger: 14
New Hollstein (German): 58
Old location number: 37.1.26
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. George killing the Dragon" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/30213 Accessed: 2024-03-29 08:07:38

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