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Democritus in Meditation: K.75

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Democritus in Meditation

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rosa, Salvator

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1662

Note

Unfinished proof

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: K.75
Primary reference Number: 129026
Bartsch: 7
Illustrated Bartsch: 7 (271)
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: 4512.007
Wallace (Rosa): 104/I
Old object number: P.6259-R

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 February 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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