Identification title(s): woman with dragon. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-35. 951. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: possibly saint martha or margaret of antioch, sitting in front of a drapery, holding a cage with a small dragon. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: domenico cunego (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: polidoro da caravaggio (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: italy. Date: 1777. Physical features: engraving and etching. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 325 mm × w 209 mm. Subject: what: the virgin martyr margaret of antioch; possible attributes: cross, crown, dragon (under feet or on chain), (chaplet of) pearlsthe patroness of housewives, martha of bethany; possible attributes: aspergillum, broom, bunch of keys, dragon, ladledragon. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1777.
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