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Sigismund III King of Poland and Sweden seated on a throne; upper half of a thesis engraving of Gabriel Kilian de Bobrek Ligeza: 23.K.4-202

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sigismund III King of Poland and Sweden seated on a throne; upper half of a thesis engraving of Gabriel Kilian de Bobrek Ligeza
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Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter: Rubens, Peter Paul (After)
Painter: Soutman, Pieter Claesz. (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1628

Note

Upper plate only; the whole composition is printed from two plates.

School or Style

Flemish

Components of the work

Sheet Height 540 mm Width 591 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JE 46 VIII.
  • Location: Sheet left left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Ladislaus Sigismond King of Poland [unread words] Turks Died 1648
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.4-202
Primary reference Number: 199955
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): undescribed
Heinecken: p.124
Voorhelm Schneevoogt: 145.75
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 27 November 2014 Updated: Friday 28 November 2014 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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