90 - The lame man with crutches under his arm

Identity area

Reference code

MCPP/FF/FPR/L/90

Title

The lame man with crutches under his arm

Date(s)

  • 1558 (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

20.3 cm x 30.1 cm

Notes area

Note

Engraver: Philips Galle
Publisher: Philips Galle
After Maarten van Heemskerk

Note

Part of a series of six prints depicting the story of St Peter and St John.
Second state
Plate 2

Note

Text in the lower margin: "Cum illis templum intrat."

Note

Digital image of the print available online (subscription service only): https://www.virginiacompanyarchives.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Detail/ferrar-print-90/520460

Access points

Description control area

Sources

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, Amsterdam, 1949 (297)
Kerrich, T. A catalogue of the prints, which have been engraved after Martin Heemskerck; or rather, an essay towards such a catalogue, Cambridge, 1829 (p. 59)