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St Jerome in the desert: P.2051-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Jerome in the desert
12 prints in claro obscuro

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kirkall, Elisha
Draughtsman: Farinati, Paolo (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A Chariatte (early 20th century) (Lugt 88a)

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1723

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White bodycolour
Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( on inlay)
Plate Height 467 mm Width 317 mm
Sheet Height 467 mm Width 317 mm

Techniques used in production

Metalcut : Chiaroscuro print with etched outline and mezzotint tone, overprinted with metal cut tone block, with some white highlights
Etching
Mezzotint
Colour printing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Paulo Farnati delin:
  • Location: Image lower left, on rock
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: E. Kirkall sculp: Lond.
  • Location: Image lower left, on rock, below the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1723.
  • Location: Image lower left, on rock, below the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Ex Collectione Cl. Rici. Mead M.D.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Farinati
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Fr (?)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 955
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: initials in a rectangle

  • Text: AC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped red ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2051-1991
Primary reference Number: 94880
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 14
Lugt: 88a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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