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Cephalus et Aurora: 23.I.8-20

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cephalus et Aurora
Landscapes with scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Galle, Joannes

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1574

Note

With title and number 2 lower left

School or Style

Netherlandish

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.8-20
Primary reference Number: 196077
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): R17 (Philips Galle)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 3 September 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) "Cephalus et Aurora" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/196077 Accessed: 2024-04-24 03:40:42

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