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The servant hiding his one talent in a pit: 24.I.6-258

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The servant hiding his one talent in a pit
The Parable of the Talents

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Muller, Harmen Jansz.
Publisher: Jode, Gerard de
Groenning, Gerard P. (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1567 - Circa 1570

Note

State I/II. Used in Thesaurus Sacrarum Historirum Veteris Testamenti… (1585)

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.6-258
Primary reference Number: 144838
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 66
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 51

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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