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The Two Horsemen: P.1789-1991

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Titles

The Two Horsemen
Four Landscapes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swanevelt, Herman van

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 1600 - 1655

Note

IV/IV.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 184 mm Width 281 mm
Sheet Height 206 mm Width 307 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Herman Van Swaneuelt in. fe - Cum pr Re
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1920
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 79
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1789-1991
Primary reference Number: 86166
Bartsch: 79
Illustrated Bartsch: 79
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 105 IV/IV

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

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 Two Horsemen" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/86166 Accessed: 2024-04-28 10:16:42

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