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Dives in Hell Seeing Lazarus on the Lap of Abraham: P.1713-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Dives in Hell Seeing Lazarus on the Lap of Abraham
Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Temporary record

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 1580 - 1620

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 251 mm Width 302 mm
Sheet Height 290 mm Width 365 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 4
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: Two blocks with two lines of text

  • Text: AST EPULO PERIISTI PER STYGA VECTUS AD ORCUM / AETURNUM POENAS HICLUIS IGNE GRAVES. // NEC DATUR AUT STILLAM MISERO GUSTARE LIQUORIS / PERPETUOQ[UE] ARTUS PASCITUR IGNIS EDAX.
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Ayant le Riche vescu en vanité, / & n'exercant bien faict ne charité / A l'indigent o pauvre & miserable / Il est faict proye à lenfer execrable.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Luc. 16.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Den boosen rycken inder helle begraven / Moet eewich branden sonder sterven / Om dat hy den ermen niet en wou laven / Can niet een druppel waters verwerven.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

  • Text: Unidentified
  • Type: Watermark
  • Text: 425
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1713-1991
Primary reference Number: 85955
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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