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Emperor Maximilian I: 22.I.4-137

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Emperor Maximilian I

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Lucas van Leyden (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: in or after AD 1520

Note

Copy in reverse

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.4-137
Primary reference Number: 121196
Bartsch: 172 (copy)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 172 (copy)
Old object number: P.4071-R
Old location number: 36.10.22

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Emperor Maximilian I" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/121196 Accessed: 2024-05-01 06:56:13

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