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The Assumption of the Virgin: P.1639-1991

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Titles

The Assumption of the Virgin
The Assumption of the Virgin (part, traced through from the recto)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Maratti, Carlo

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1645 - 1660

Note

III/III.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 110 mm Width 145 mm
Plate Height 214 mm Width 148 mm
Sheet Height 217 mm Width 151 mm
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Carolus Maratus inuen. et fecit Romae
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1639-1991
Primary reference Number: 83047
Bartsch: 8
Illustrated Bartsch: 8
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .008 III/III

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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