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Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man: 23.K.2-147

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man
Ovid's Metamorphosis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1589

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-147
Primary reference Number: 119548
Bartsch: Page 105, No.40
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 517
Illustrated Bartsch: .040
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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) "Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119548 Accessed: 2024-09-29 02:38:39

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119548 |title=Neptune Plotting the Destruction of Man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-09-29 02:38:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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