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The Servant brought before his Lord, in an elaborate strapwork frame with two snails: M.H-II-57

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Servant brought before his Lord, in an elaborate strapwork frame with two snails
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Doetecom, Lucas
Printmaker: Doetecom, Joannes I van
Printmaker: Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz (Possibly)
Printmaker: Cort, Cornelis (Possibly)
Draughtsman: Vredeman de Vries, Hans (After)

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Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

16th Century
1571 CE - Circa 1575 CE

Note

The central biblical scene is printed from a separate copper-plate. The designer is unknown but the engraver is possibly Dirck Coornhert or Cornelis Cort. State before the text in the cartouche

School or Style

Netherlandish

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-II-57
Primary reference Number: 142902
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 113-116 (Heemskerck, as by Coornhert)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 545
Kerrich: p.76
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 2 June 2014 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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