Skip to main content

Half-length figure of an astronomer, holding a globe in his right hand and resting his left hand on books: 24.I.5-26

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Half-length figure of an astronomer, holding a globe in his right hand and resting his left hand on books

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kilian, Lucas (Attributed)

Entities

Categories

Description

Book illustration? There are seven plates of the same style and format in this album; only one of which carries the monogram L K. The British Museum has six plates, three of which can be found in this group.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.5-26
Primary reference Number: 307287
Hollstein (German): undescribed
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 29 October 2021 Updated: Friday 29 October 2021 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Half-length figure of an astronomer, holding a globe in his right hand and resting his left hand on books" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/307287 Accessed: 2024-11-24 03:06:27

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/307287 |title=Half-length figure of an astronomer, holding a globe in his right hand and resting his left hand on books |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 03:06:27|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-307287

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...