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Date(s)
- 1574 (Creation)
Extent and medium
Engraving on paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Educated at Clare Hall/College; Fellow of Clare. From 1618 to 1624 he was director to the affairs of the Virginia Company. Ferrar was ordained as a deacon in 1626 and founded the small Anglican community of Little Gidding, Huntingdonshire, shortly ... »
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Archival history
The loose Ferrar prints were conserved in 2014-2015. Please note that the digital images of the prints were captured before conservation work took place.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Diameter: 110 cm
Notes area
Note
Engraver: Hans Bol
After original design by Hans Bol
Note
The fourth of a complete set of four prints depicting the parable of the weeds in the wheat.
Note
MS annotations on the verso of the print in the hand of John Ferrar: "50", "51", "52" and "Parable of the sower in ovalls".
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Sources
Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, Amsterdam, 1949 (13)