print
- Museum number
- 1958,1006.2884
- Title
- Object: Melencolia I
- Description
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Melancholia; a winged woman representing Melancholy wearing a wreath seated amongst numerous objects, including a bell, an hourglass, scales, and a magic square; a putto seated on a grindstone, next to a sleeping dog; in the background a flying bat, carrying a banner with the inscription 'Melencolia I'; in the foreground, carpenter tools and a sphere; after Dürer.
Engraving
- Production date
- 1602
- Dimensions
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Height: 241 millimetres
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Width: 190 millimetres (sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- A copy by Jan Wierix from the engraving by Dürer of 1514. It is a late impression, and is laid down on a backing card. Other better impressions are in the British Museum, eg 1845,0809.527.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 5 (Feb 1996)
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Mounted.
- Acquisition date
- 1958
- Acquisition notes
- The Ilbert Collection of clocks, prints and other related material was destined to be sold at Christie's auction house on 6th-7th November 1958. As a result of the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE the sale was cancelled and the material purchased privately from the beneficiaries of the Ilbert Estate.
Ilbert's watches were then acquired with further funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE, public donations and government funds. These were then registered in the series 1958,1201.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1958,1006.2884
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.2884 (Ilbert Collection)