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Beggar Woman with Children and Other Figures in a Landscape: P.1638-1991

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Titles

Beggar Woman with Children and Other Figures in a Landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: D'Arenberg (Lugt 567), probably included in the 14th July & following days 1902 sale, Christies, London

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1645 - 1680

Note

Print partially incorporating copies of figures after Della Bella.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 107 mm Width 175 mm
Sheet Height 110 mm Width 179 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: three stars in an oval

  • Text: CH. PROTECTOR MEUS
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue ink
  • Type: Collector's mark
  • Text: 55
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1638-1991
Primary reference Number: 83045
Vesme/Massar: 130 (Copy)
Vesme/Massar: 149 (Copy)
Lugt: 567

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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