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St Jerome in the cave, reading, with the lion sleeping at his feet: 22.I.4-41

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Jerome in the cave, reading, with the lion sleeping at his feet

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Monogrammist L (Attributed)
Printmaker: Mey, Raphael de (Possibly)
Printmaker: Lucas van Leyden (In imitation of)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Note

Catalogued in vol XXVII of German Hollstein under Mey with the qualification that it is probably by the Monogrammist L of Dutch Hollstein vol. XIII p.71-2. Counterpiece to a print of St John the Baptist with a lamb with the same monogram.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 193 mm Width 135 mm
Sheet Height 195 mm Width 139 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L [the L has a short crossbar through the centre of the vertical stroke]
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: MB - XVX
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.4-41
Primary reference Number: 108026
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 21
Hollstein (German): 10 [under Raphael de Mey]
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 82 (after Van Leyden)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 1 (Van Leyden, rejected)
Nagler (Monogrammisten): 14
Old location number: 36.10.26
Old object number: P.4058-R
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 9 February 2024 Last processed: Friday 9 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St Jerome in the cave, reading, with the lion sleeping at his feet" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/108026 Accessed: 2024-12-20 22:03:07

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/108026 |title=St Jerome in the cave, reading, with the lion sleeping at his feet |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-20 22:03:07|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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