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The servant taking his fellow servant by the throat, in an elaborate strapwork frame with lion masks: M.H-II-58a

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The servant taking his fellow servant by the throat, in an elaborate strapwork frame with lion masks
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 with the text in the cartouche.

School or Style

Netherlandish

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-II-58a
Primary reference Number: 142903
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 113-116 (Heemskerck, as by Coornhert)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 545 II/II
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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