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Ornamental design with a dog's mask: AD.5.22-67

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ornamental design with a dog's mask

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 68 mm
Width: 31 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1525 - 1530

Note

Printed on ?felt side of paper

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines horizontal)

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: O
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue crayon
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: n.\[?]
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: P.107
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 67
  • 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.5.22-67
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-67
Primary reference Number: 29860
Winzinger: 168
Passavant: 107
New Hollstein (German): 96
Old location number: 37.1.14f
Lugt: 2475
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "Ornamental design with a dog's mask" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29860 Accessed: 2024-04-25 18:13:25

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