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Building of the Tower of Babel: 23.I.8-28

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Building of the Tower of Babel

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Prenner, Anton Joseph von
Printmaker: Bruegel, Pieter, the elder (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1728

Note

Plate used in Prenner's 'Theatrum artis pictoriae...' (Vienna, 1728)

School or Style

Flemish
Austrian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.8-28
Primary reference Number: 142595
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 109 (Brueghel)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): A1
Van Someren: 109
Bastelaer: 109
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2019 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) "Building of the Tower of Babel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/142595 Accessed: 2024-12-18 21:21:07

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