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The Entombment, with Nicodemus and St Joseph of Arimathaea putting Christ's body into a stone sarcophagus, between them St John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene: 33.A.9-32

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Titles

The Entombment, with Nicodemus and St Joseph of Arimathaea putting Christ's body into a stone sarcophagus, between them St John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene
Christi sepultura / Le sepulcre de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lubin, Jacques
Publisher: Picart, Étienne
Painter: Le Sueur, Eustache (Wrongly attributed)

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Description

Pasted in album 33.A.9, mounted alone of page numbered '

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1686

Note

Advertised in 'Mercure de France', June 1686, as a plate engraved by Lubin after Le Sueur; however the attribution of the painting to Le Sueur is rejected by Mérot ('Eustache Le Sueur', Paris 2000, cat. No.R.30).

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 33.A.9-32
Primary reference Number: 312414
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Audit data

Created: Sunday 19 March 2023 Updated: Sunday 19 March 2023 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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