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Object Type
print
Museum number
1838,0420.171
Title
Series:
Pièces gravées d'après les tableaux de la gallerie impériale royale de Vienne
Description
Judith with the head of Holofernes; after Carlo Saraceni; candle-lit scene with half-length figure of Judith at centre, holding the head in her left hand; the maid at left holding the candle and a sack; from a series of mezzotints after paintings in the imperial collection in Vienna; another impression. Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
Jacob Männl
After:
Carlo Saraceni
School/style
German
Production date
1675-1700
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
278 millimetres
(Plate-mark)
Width:
222 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(27)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
old testament
Associated names
Representation of:
Judith
Representation of:
Holofernes
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hugh Welch Diamond
Acquisition date
1838
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1838,0420.171