Identity area
Reference code
MCPP/FF/FPR/L/257
Title
The vanity of worldly life
Date(s)
- 1599 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Engraving on paper
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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 after his mother Mary Ferrar purchased the land there in 1624.
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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
39 cm x 30.8 cm
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Note
Engraver: Jacob Matham
Publisher: Jacob Matham
After Karel van Mander I
Note
Text in the lower margin: "Est veré putris mortis homuncio vermis, [...] ut sit mox tibi dulci mori."