G1847: Seated Figure of Diana the Huntress

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G1847

People

Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Paulus Pontius, Flemish (Antwerp 1603 - 1658 Antwerp)
After Peeter van Avont, Flemish (1600-1652)

Title

Seated Figure of Diana the Huntress

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Nymph of Diana, Sitting

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

17th century

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/274335

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching, engraving and drypoint printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching, engraving and drypoint

Dimensions

sheet: 21.5 × 15.7 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, lower margin at left: P. Pontius et W. Hollar faciebant
• inscription: in plate, lower right: P. van Avont inu:
• inscription: graphite, lower margin to right of center: P. no 276
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 1847

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

iv/iv

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 1225, Pennington 276

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray

Object Number

G1847

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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