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The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine: P.1730-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine
Dessins du Cabinet Jabach

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Corneille, Michel Ange
Draughtsman: Carracci, Lodovico (After)

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

Circa 1670 - 1695

Note

I/II.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 212 mm Width 154 mm
Sheet Height 227 mm Width 154 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Louis carache [crossed out]
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: M. Corneille [crossed out]
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Lud . Carache delin.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 43. C.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: M. Corneille Sculp. cum
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

  • Text: Bunch of grapes
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1730-1991
Primary reference Number: 86007
BN Inventaire (17thC): 54
Robert-Dumesnil: 54 I/II
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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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