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Princelycke Almanach op't Jaer, MDCLXXV: P.73-1940

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Princelycke Almanach op't Jaer, MDCLXXV
Allegory with Pallas Athene in honour of Prince Willem III and his campaign 1673, with an almanac for the year 1675

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hooghe, Romeyn de

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Notes

History note: John Charrington [Lugt 572]; bt. his sale (Christie's) 19th June 1940, part of lot 44

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, with the aid of a contribution from the National Art-Collections Fund and from E.E. Barron, M.A., LL.B.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1675

Note

The almanach has been printed in black and red from letterpress on a slip of paper and pasted on the blank central lower part of the plate; below, on another slip with letterpress explanation of the allegory ('Uytlegging van't Sinnebeeldt') and the address of the publisher, Hendrick en Dirck Boom.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 681 mm Width 476 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Letterpress
Etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.73-1940
Primary reference Number: 208618
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 102
Lugt: 572

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Created: Wednesday 20 April 2016 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

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

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