Pharaoh Drowned in the Red Sea | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R5705
People: Johannes Wierix, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1549 - c. 1620 Brussels)
Hieronymus Wierix, Netherlandish (c. 1553 - 1619)
Title: Pharaoh Drowned in the Red Sea
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 16th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/242031

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR: several words erased

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: M.H. 23 v/v, A. 1819

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R5705
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Marie Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Les estampes des Wierix conservées au Cabinet des Estampes de la Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier, Bibliothèque Royale Albert 1er (Brussels, 1978-1983), no. 22 IV

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R5705: Pharaoh Drowned in the Red Sea