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The women of Troy set fire to the Troyan fleet at the Tiber: 23.I.10-74

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The women of Troy set fire to the Troyan fleet at the Tiber

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Matham, Theodor
Draughtsman: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (After)

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Description

Illustration to Jacob Cats' "Houwelick" (Middelburg, Jan Pietersz. van de Venne: 1625). c.1625

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1625

Note

Plate only, no letterpress

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.10-74
Primary reference Number: 307188
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 177

Audit data

Created: Thursday 21 October 2021 Updated: Thursday 21 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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