67 - I have married a wife

Identity area

Reference code

MCPP/FF/FPR/L/67

Title

I have married a wife

Date(s)

  • 1558-1559 (Creation)

Extent and medium

Engraving on paper

Context area

Name of creator

Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator
(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 ... »

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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.

Conditions of access and use area

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

21 cm x 25.7 cm

Notes area

Note

Engraver: Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert
Publisher: Theodor Galle
After Maarten van Heemskerk

Note

Part of a series of six prints depicting the parable of the King who made a supper.
Second state
Numbered 4

Note

Text in the lower margin from Luke 14: "Uxorem duxi, et ideo non possum venire."

Note

MS annotation on the verso of the print in the hand of John Ferrar: "115".

Note

Digital image of the print available online (subscription service only).

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Sources

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, Amsterdam, 1949 (102)
Hollstein, F.W.H. The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 Amsterdam, 1993 continuing (346)
Kerrich, T. A ... »