St Christopher: 24.I.4-27

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Christopher

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vaillant, Wallerant
Painter: Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (After)
Painter: Elsheimer, Adam (Formerly after)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 168 mm
Width: 216 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century
Circa 1665 - Circa 1677

Note

Possibly after a drawing by Jan de Bisschop after Poelenburgh's painting

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.4-27
Primary reference Number: 129717
Lugt: 2849
Wessely (Vaillant): 101
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 36
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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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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "St Christopher" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129717 Accessed: 2023-01-31 20:01:35

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129717
            |title=St Christopher
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-01-31 20:01:35|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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