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Johann Melchior Roos: P.1722-1991

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Titles

Johann Melchior Roos

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Seiller, Johann Georg
Painter: Roos, Johann Melchior (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: J A Boerner (Lugt 269), perhaps included in the 17 October and following days 1864 sale, under the direction of Rudolf Weigel

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

Production date: circa AD 1689

Note

Only state (?).

School or Style

Swiss

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 226 mm Width 161 mm
Sheet Height 279 mm Width 207 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: se ipse pinxit.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: AEt: 25. Ao. 1689.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Joh. Melchior Roos. Pictor.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: J. G. Seiller. fecit.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Lugt 269

  • Text: J. A. Boerner
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: R Weigel, No 10673. Rs [?] 1 1/3 -
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 208
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1722-1991
Primary reference Number: 85986
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 8
Lugt: 269

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Johann Melchior Roos" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/85986 Accessed: 2024-04-28 00:50:12

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