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Drummer: AD.5.22-108

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Drummer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 73 mm
Width: 43 mm

Relative size of this object

4.3 m7.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1510 : Dated 1510

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1510
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 108
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 109
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 57
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-109 [correscted in graphite to '108']
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-108
Primary reference Number: 29674
Bartsch: 51
Winzinger: 109
New Hollstein (German): 65
Old location number: 37.1.11f
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Drummer" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29674 Accessed: 2023-01-30 21:39:35

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