Still life of books, a vase and skull on a cabinet, framed by a freize of playing putti: bookplate of Richard Polak: P.2361-1991

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Titles

Still life of books, a vase and skull on a cabinet, framed by a freize of playing putti: bookplate of Richard Polak

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Polak, Richard
Draughtsman: Holbein, Hans, the younger (After)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 112 mm
Width: 107 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1930

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( ? thin paper)
Centre
Frame

Inscription or legends present

Text: EX LIBRIS / RICHARD POLAK / LAUSANNE
Location: Upper centre, on cartouche
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: ERASMUS ROTERODAMUS
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: R.P. FECIT
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: 1930
Location: Lower left, following the above
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Date

Text: AD. EX. H. HOLBEIN
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2361-1991
Primary reference Number: 95689
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Still life of books, a vase and skull on a cabinet, framed by a freize of playing putti: bookplate of Richard Polak" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95689 Accessed: 2023-01-30 03:15:52

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-01-30 03:15:52|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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