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Portrait of Empress Maria Anna: P.15206-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Empress Maria Anna
Serenissima Princeps ac Dna Dna / Maria Anna

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Küsel, Melchior

Entities

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Description

Similar design to a portrait of Herietta Maria Adelaide of Savoy engraved by Küsel in the same year.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1885) by Wisbey's Sale Rooms

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1657

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Purchased at Wisbey's sale rooms / 4.2.85 / C.M.W
  • Location: Former mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15206-R
Primary reference Number: 307637
Hollstein (German): undescribed
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 January 2022 Updated: Tuesday 18 January 2022 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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