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Landscape with spruce and two willows: AD.5.22-127

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with spruce and two willows
Figures with enthroned king or high priest washing hands in a bowl proffered by a servant

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht
Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1517 - 1520

Note

Drawing on verso by another hand.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)
Plate Height 115 mm Width 162 mm
Sheet Height 118 mm Width 166 mm
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 127
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 73
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: O
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue crayon
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: undeciphered
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-127
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-127
Primary reference Number: 30445
Bartsch: 73
Winzinger: 177
New Hollstein (German): 90
Old location number: 37.2.5
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

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