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Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone: 23.K.2-176

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone
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 1590

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-176
Primary reference Number: 119577
Bartsch: Page 108, No.69
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 546
Illustrated Bartsch: .069
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119577 Accessed: 2024-05-01 13:49:13

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119577 |title=Mercury entering Herse's bedroom after changing Agraulos to stone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-01 13:49:13|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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