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St Christopher: 24.I.4-26

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Christopher

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Elsheimer, Adam (After)
Publisher: Ottens, Reinier and Joshua

Entities

Categories

Notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1726 - Circa 1765

Note

This print is known to exist in an earlier state with a different publisher's name, J. van der Horst. R & J Ottens came into possession of a number of plates produced in the second half of the seventeenth century, by artists such as Saftleven and Waterloo.

Components of the work

Sheet Height 158 mm Width 210 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.4-26
Primary reference Number: 129716
Lugt: 2849
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023 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/129716 Accessed: 2024-03-28 19:20:15

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129716 |title=St Christopher |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 19:20:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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