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A man with a knife: P.5858-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A man with a knife

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Houston, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: P&D Colnaghi & Co. sold to John Charrington [Lugt 572], December 1908

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1757

Note

Inscription in scratched lettering

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5858-R
Primary reference Number: 166611
Charrington (Rembrandt): 82.II
Chaloner Smith: 146.Ia
Lugt: 572
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 March 2019 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) "A man with a knife" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166611 Accessed: 2024-04-20 15:49:24

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