River Landscape with Mercury and Psyche

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M24479
People: Simon Novellanus, German (1555 - 1595)
After Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, Netherlandish (Breda (?), Belgium 1526/30 - 1569 Brussels, Belgium)
Title: River Landscape with Mercury and Psyche
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1580-1600
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/235948

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching and engraving on off-white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

plate: 27.6 x 34.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 1/2 in.)
sheet: 28.8 x 37.5 cm (11 5/16 x 14 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

stamp: on old mount in blue ink: Light-Outerbrige Collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/iii
Standard Reference Number: Hollstein [vol III; Bruegel) 1; New Hollstein [vol 17; Pieter Bruegel the Elder] no. A4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Light-Outerbridge Collection, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year: 2000
Object Number: M24479
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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