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The fall of Icarus: AD.1.18-637

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The fall of Icarus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Diepenbeeck, Abraham Jansz. van (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Note

Belongs to a series of copies loosely engraved after Picart's plates for 'Le Temple des Muses' (Amsterdam, 1733). This one, however, is very different and might be taken from a different source.

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.1.18-637
Primary reference Number: 195093
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 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 fall of Icarus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/195093 Accessed: 2024-11-21 21:48:52

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