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Man and ox in a river, with ruined buildings behind: P.1921-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Man and ox in a river, with ruined buildings behind
Five landscapes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smees, Jan

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

Dating

Circa 1705 - 1729

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 138 mm Width 214 mm
Sheet Height 140 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. Smees in et fecit
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: by Jan Smees - / Amsterdam - / b. 16 - d. 1729 / Artist / not mentioned in Bryant
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: c
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1921-1991
Primary reference Number: 94130
Bartsch: 5
Illustrated Bartsch: 5
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 5
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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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