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The Rape of the Sabines
Production: Unknown
The front is dirty ans has rust visible round the screw holes. The back is rusted over
The panel is made from iron, apparently embossed, but probably an electrotype. There are 12 holes, 3 per side, pierced near the outer edge, through which screws hold it to a wooden frame. In the middle there is an oval cartouche containing a classical scene: Anthony standing beside Cleopatra, with two warriors behind them and a hound in front of them. Three men stand beside the columns of a building on the left, and a man chases a woman towards the right in the background.
The frame of the cartouche bears the inscription 'PATRIA EXPVLSAM...'. 'VMDICE NVNC JVLIVS CLEOPATRAM MORTE REDVCIT in slightly' raised Roman capitals. The cartouche and its frame are enclosed by a rectangular strapwork frame with a female mask at the top centre, and a male mask at the bottom centre and with fruit in the spandrels between it and the cartouche.
There is a hole at the top centre next to the one on the outer edge, and another just to the left of the bottom centre, next to the one on the outer edge. The panel and the frame attached to it, were (on accession) within a rectangular frame.
There are also a number of labels. (1) Circular printed in black with a dolphin crest, with below, SEK in script capitals, and below '537' in black ink. (2) Rectangular with blue border, inscribed 'c Abg' or 'Aby' over a line, over 'SEK/537'. (3) Rectangular label with black line border, printed with 'MAPLES DEPOSITORY' (partly missing) and stamped 'CAPTAIN REITLINGER'.
History note: Frederick Spitzer; sold Paris, Paul Chevallier, 17 April - 16 June 1893, ('Catalogue des Objets d'art et de haute curiosite, antiques, du Moyen-age and de la Renaissance, composant l'importante et precieuse Collection Spitzer, p. 151, lot 2580). S. E. Kennedy; sold Christie's 18th March, 1918, lot 260 to H. S. Reitlinger
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950. Transferred in 1991 from the Reitlinger Trust
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Frame
composed of
wood
Left Edge
Height 40 cm
Bottom Edge
Width 24.3 cm
Accession number: M.22-1991
Primary reference Number: 77258
Packing number: EWA 990
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_22_1991
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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