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Pope Pius VI: P.1872-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Pope Pius VI

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Adam, Jakob
Draughtsman: Mansfeld or Mannsfeld, Johann Ernst (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of 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 1782

School or Style

Austrian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 170 mm Width 113 mm
Sheet Height 189 mm Width 128 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: arms surmounted with the papal keys and tiara

  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Achievement of arms
  • Text: PIVS VI. - BRASCHIVS / PONT. - MAX.
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: J. E. Mansfeld ad Vivum del. Viennae
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: in Mense Martij 1782.
  • Location: Plate lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: J. Adam Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Mense Apr. 1782.
  • Location: Plate lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Viennae apud Artaria Societ: / C. P. S. C. M.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1872-1991
Primary reference Number: 94001

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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