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Abel slain by Cain: PD.43-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Abel slain by Cain

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Coxie, Michiel I
Draughtsman: Rubens, Peter Paul

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: P.H. Lankrink (Lugt 2090); J. Richardson Sr. (Lugt 2184); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Thomas Banks (Lugt 2423); Sir E.J. Poynter (Lugt 874), Poynter Sale, Sotheby's, 25 April 1918, lot 189; Charles Clarke bequeathed to L.C.G. Clarke in 1935, by whom bequeathed to the Museum in 1960, received 1961

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

16th Century, Mid
Production date: after AD 1539 : retouched by Rubens c.1609

Note

Attributed to Michiel Coxcie, made after 1539, retouched by Rubens c.1609

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Whitening
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 214 mm Width 210 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Red chalk, some strengthening with brush work, white and traces of black chalk, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rubens
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: No. 14 Z
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: L.34
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 74
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.43-1961
Primary reference Number: 5112
Lugt: 2090
Lugt: 2184
Lugt: 2364
Lugt: 2423
Lugt: 874

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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