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The Nativity: P.3264-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Nativity
The Small Passion

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 1510

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 125 mm Width 97 mm
Mount Height 555 mm Width 404 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3264-R
Primary reference Number: 98931
Bartsch: 20 (p.119)
Illustrated Bartsch: 20
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .220
Meder: 129
Hollstein (German): 129
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 190
Old location number: 36.I.16d

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 24 September 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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