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St John the Baptist with the Lamb in the Desert: P.1710-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

St John the Baptist with the Lamb in the Desert

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Monogrammist L (Attributed)
Printmaker: Mey, Raphael de (Possibly)
Printmaker: Lucas van Leyden (In imitation of)

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

Note

Does not resemble other works by Monogrammist L illustrated in Hollstein XIII, see notes for P.4058-R

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 203 mm Width 149 mm
Sheet Height 205 mm Width 151 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L ME [the L has a short crossbar through the centre of the vertical stroke]
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

  • Text: Unidentified
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1710-1991
Primary reference Number: 85940
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 20
Hollstein (German): 3 [under Raphael de Mey]
Nagler (Monogrammisten): 13
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Friday 9 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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