55 - The lame woman healed by Christ

Identity area

Reference code

MCPP/FF/FPR/L/55

Title

The lame woman healed by Christ

Date(s)

  • 1661-1726 (Creation)

Extent and medium

Engraving on paper

Context area

Name of creator

(1593-1637)

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 ... »

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.

Conditions of access and use area

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

19 cm x 13.5 cm

Notes area

Note

Engraver: Jan Saenredam
Printer: Gerard Valck
After Hendrik Goltzius

Note

From a set of six prints depicting the famous women of the New Testament.

Note

Text in the lower margin: "Dum mulier sentit divino numine nevos Firmari, extollit nomen ad astra Dei".

Access points

Description control area

Sources

Bartsch, A. von Le peintre-graveur, Vienna, 1803-21 (50)