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The tame elephant: 31.I.6-158

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The tame elephant
Elephas hic per Europam visus est Anno 1629

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus
Publisher: Heyden, Jakob von der

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1629

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.6-158
Primary reference Number: 307820
New Hollstein (German): 76 i/ii
Pennington: 2119
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 19 February 2022 Updated: Saturday 19 February 2022 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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The tame elephant" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/307820 Accessed: 2024-11-05 03:52:36

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