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Cain and Abel: P.3247-R

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Titles

Cain and Abel
Subjects of the Bible

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Collection of Rev. Thomas Kerrich

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1511

Note

Only state.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Image Height 113 mm Width 81 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1511
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3247-R
Primary reference Number: 98899
Bartsch: 1 (p.116)
Illustrated Bartsch: 1
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .201
Meder: 106
Hollstein (German): 106
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 224
Old location number: 36.I.1a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 5 May 2022

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) "Cain and Abel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/98899 Accessed: 2024-04-23 13:12:00

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