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Jonah at Nineveh: PD.406-1963

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Jonah at Nineveh
An illustration to the Book of Jonah (Jonah, Chapter III, 5-7)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heemskerck, Maerten van

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Notes

History note: With De Beer, bought Herbert Bier; with Messrs Colnaghi, bt. Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a), July 1950 (£15)

Measurements and weight

Height: 195 mm
Width: 249 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

Dating

Production date: AD 1566

School or Style

Netherlandish

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, on paper (incised for transfer)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1566
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Type: Date
  • Text: M.v. Heemskerck in ventor
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: in a 17th Century hand

  • Text: histoi van jonah / van heemskerck / deze 4 a / .....4.......16 / .....
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: Inscription

  • Text: Red pencil, upper right encircled "S" Graphite, upper right "373(3)" Graphite, lower centre "55[erased]"/"34"
  • Location: Old mountboard verso

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.406-1963
Primary reference Number: 4727
Lugt: 1405a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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