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An Elephant: 22.I.1-89

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

An Elephant

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Schongauer, Martin (Style of)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 80 mm
Width: 90 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

15th Century
Circa 1500 - Circa 1550

Note

Thought to be the same engraver as the Griffin, with which this print was paired in the album

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.1-89
Primary reference Number: 120696
Bartsch: 16
Illustrated Bartsch: 16 (p.279)
Old location number: 35.3.34a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 1 April 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 2 April 2025

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 (2025) "An Elephant" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/120696 Accessed: 2025-04-06 00:28:06

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/120696 |title=An Elephant |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-04-06 00:28:06|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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