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Vulcan orders the armour of Aeneas: P.1917-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Vulcan orders the armour of Aeneas

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Note

An illustration from the Aeneid?

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 87 mm Width 52 mm
Sheet Height 87 mm Width 52 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Vulcan bestellt die RĂ¼stung des Aeneas / VIII B. 109 f.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 331
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1917-1991
Primary reference Number: 94122
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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