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Cottages on a rock: 24.I.4-17

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cottages on a rock

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus
Painter: Elsheimer, Adam (After)
Painter: Wals, Goffredo (Formerly after)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of George Hibbert (1757-1837) [Lugt 2849]

Measurements and weight

Height: 128 mm
Width: 122 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1646

Note

The painting (Kunsthalle, Bremen) is now attributed to Godfredo Wals

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.4-17
Primary reference Number: 129712
Hollstein (German): p.151
Lugt: 2849
Pennington: 1221

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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