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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R1013NA
People
Adriaen Collaert, Flemish (c. 1560 - 1618)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title
Abraham and Melchizedek
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Story of Abraham (series of 6)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1585
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/239751

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 20 × 26 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
sheet: 20.5 × 26.5 cm (8 1/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: JWR:"M de Vos inv., Hist of Abraham, Adr Collaert sc"
  • inscription: in plate, bottom: Redeuntem Abram cum spolijs Elemitarum pane vino que excipit Melchisedech sacerdos summus eique ob partam victoria[m] benedicit. Gene. 14.
  • inscription: in plate, l.r.: 2

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein I.27.17

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R1013NA
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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