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The slaughter of the fatted calf: 24.I.7-253

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The slaughter of the fatted calf
La vie de l'enfant prodigue

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Callot, Jacques
Publisher: Silvestre, Israël, the younger

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1635

Note

State with the two lines of verse underneath the image.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.7-253
Primary reference Number: 188117
Lieure: 1412 II/III
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 21 August 2012 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The slaughter of the fatted calf" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/188117 Accessed: 2024-04-20 07:17:50

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