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- undated (Creation)
Extent and medium
Engraving on paper
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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
21.5 cm x 31.7 cm
Notes area
Note
Publisher: Gerard de Jode
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Part of a set of prints depicting the allegories of time.
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Text across the top of the print: "Temporis vtendi recta ratio, ad salutem proximi Te domini capiat, te nocte dieque fatiget Vinea, sit curae proximus vsq[ue] tibi".
Text in the lower margin: "Tempus quisque suum studijs impendere [...] sit tua prompta manus".