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The meeting of Abraham and Melchisedek
Painter: Rubens, Peter Paul
History note: Probably coll. Rev. T. Kerrich, his father, who bought no. 231 from Samuel Woodburn in 1825
Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward
Circa 1625 CE - 1626 CE
Sketch for the 'Eucharist' series of designs.
Support composed of panel (wood)
Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel
Accession number: 231
Primary reference Number: 1848
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: 1744
Accession Number: PD.5-2016
Accession Number: 30.I.5-278
Accession Number: 306
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