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Samson Killing the Lion: P.3246-R

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Titles

Samson Killing the Lion
Subjects of the Bible

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

15th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1496

Note

Only state.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Image Height 381 mm Width 279 mm
Sheet Height 552 mm Width 403 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3246-R
Primary reference Number: 98897
Bartsch: 2 (p.116)
Illustrated Bartsch: 2
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .202
Meder: 107
Hollstein (German): 107
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 127
Old location number: 36.1.2

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 9 May 2022

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) "Samson Killing the Lion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/98897 Accessed: 2024-04-19 05:36:19

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/98897 |title=Samson Killing the Lion |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 05:36:19|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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