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The Cowherd: P.1809-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Cowherd

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Potter, Paulus

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

Production date: AD 1649

Note

VII/VII.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 180 mm Width 202 mm
Sheet Height 187 mm Width 209 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Paulus. Potter. In. et. f:
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1649.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: #19
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1809-1991
Primary reference Number: 86227
Bartsch: 14 IV/IV
Illustrated Bartsch: 14 (IV/IV)
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 14 VII/VII
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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