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Draughtsman drawing a lute: P.3112-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Draughtsman drawing a lute

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Collection of Rev. Thomas Kerrich

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

Production date: AD 1525 : Printed around 1600?

Note

Single-leaf impression. Originally printed in 'Underweysung der Messung', Dürer's manual of measurement.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 132 mm Width 183 mm
Sheet Height 134 mm Width 186 mm
Verso

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1525
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: B. 147
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: B. 2
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3112-R
Primary reference Number: 93786
Bartsch: 147
Illustrated Bartsch: 147
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .347 (single-leaf)
Meder: 269 (single-leaf)
Hollstein (German): 269 (single-leaf)
Old location number: 36.3.8a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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