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Samson smiting the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass: M.H-I-115

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Samson smiting the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass
The Story of Samson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Galle, Philips
Publisher: Galle, Theodor
Heemskerck, Maerten van (After)

Entities

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
Production date: circa AD 1560

Note

State II/III

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-I-115
Primary reference Number: 143488
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 36 (Galle)
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 227 (Heemskerck)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 15 (Galle)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 88 (Heemskerck)
Illustrated Bartsch: Vol. 56, 7.4
Kerrich: p.19
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 29 May 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Samson smiting the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/143488 Accessed: 2024-04-20 15:31:24

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