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The Angel Announcing the Birth of Samson to Manoah and his Wife: P.1667-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Angel Announcing the Birth of Samson to Manoah and his Wife
Annunciations of the Bible

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goltzius, Hendrik

Entities

Categories

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

Production date: circa AD 1586

Note

Only state.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 216 mm Width 160 mm
Sheet Height 328 mm Width 229 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HGoltzius fe.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 2
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Angelus etherea coeli delapsus ab arce, - Samsonem in vitae venturum nunciat auras.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

  • Text: Fleur-de-Lys with initials PS
  • Type: Watermark
  • Text: a
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: W2 / 12 9 / m -
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1667-1991
Primary reference Number: 83113
Bartsch: 3
Illustrated Bartsch: 3
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .003 Only state
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 2 Only state
Strauss: 224 Only state
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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 Angel Announcing the Birth of Samson to Manoah and his Wife" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/83113 Accessed: 2024-11-25 00:13:43

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/83113 |title=The Angel Announcing the Birth of Samson to Manoah and his Wife |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 00:13:43|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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