Skip to main content

Crucifix standing on an elaborate cartouche, the infant John the Baptist with a lamb standing to one side, gesturing towards the cross.: P.2264-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Crucifix standing on an elaborate cartouche, the infant John the Baptist with a lamb standing to one side, gesturing towards the cross.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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

Circa 1790 - Circa 1810

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 159 mm Width 125 mm
Sheet Height 159 mm Width 125 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: IN / RI
  • Location: Image upper centre, on scroll
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2264-1991
Primary reference Number: 95545
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Crucifix standing on an elaborate cartouche, the infant John the Baptist with a lamb standing to one side, gesturing towards the cross." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95545 Accessed: 2024-09-28 21:46:11

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95545 |title=Crucifix standing on an elaborate cartouche, the infant John the Baptist with a lamb standing to one side, gesturing towards the cross. |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-09-28 21:46:11|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-95545

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...