The mocking of Ceres: 24.I.4-35

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The mocking of Ceres

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mander, Karel III van
Painter: Elsheimer, Adam (After)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Measurements and weight

Height: 229 mm
Width: 161 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century
Circa 1630 - Circa 1670

Note

With blank margin. Loosely based on Elsheimer's composition.

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Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.4-35
Primary reference Number: 129724
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 2
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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) "The mocking of Ceres" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129724 Accessed: 2023-02-01 03:37:01

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129724
            |title=The mocking of Ceres
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-01 03:37:01|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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