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The Lamentation: P.3258-R

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Titles

The Lamentation
The Large Passion

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

Circa 1498 - Circa 1499

Note

Second/Third State

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 385 mm Width 280 mm
Mount Height 555 mm Width 404 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3258-R
Primary reference Number: 98925
Bartsch: 13 (p.117)
Illustrated Bartsch: 13
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .213
Meder: 122
Hollstein (German): 122
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 162
Old location number: 36.I.12

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 January 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Lamentation" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/98925 Accessed: 2024-05-03 06:16:42

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