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A Christian soldier burning his hand on an altar rather than offer incense to idols: 30.I.4-189

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Christian soldier burning his hand on an altar rather than offer incense to idols

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bosse, Abraham

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

State before lettering. Lettering in ink has been added to the octagonal frame, and in the soldier's speech bubble (a reference to Psalm 72:24, 'tenuisti manum dexteram meam…'). 'ABosse' added lower left.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.4-189
Primary reference Number: 194407
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1165
Blum: 1356
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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) "A Christian soldier burning his hand on an altar rather than offer incense to idols" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/194407 Accessed: 2024-11-25 00:42:28

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/194407 |title=A Christian soldier burning his hand on an altar rather than offer incense to idols |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 00:42:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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