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St Christopher: P.4159-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Christopher

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beham, Barthel

Entities

Categories

Description

St Christopher as an elderly man seated on the ground holding a broken branch and a bottle; winged child above

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by Unknown

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1520

Note

State II/II

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4159-R
Primary reference Number: 121270
Bartsch: 10
Pauli: 11
Hollstein (German): P.181
Old location number: 37 portfolio 1b
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 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) "St Christopher" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/121270 Accessed: 2024-04-23 11:55:49

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