R1346: Antwerp Cathedral

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R1346

People

Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)

Title

Antwerp Cathedral

Other Titles

Alternate Title: View of West Front of Antwerp Cathedral

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1649

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/243663

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching printed in black ink on tan antique laid paper

Technique

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

plate: 46.8 × 33.6 cm (18 7/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, upper edge, within image: The Cathedral Church of Antwerp
• inscription: in plate, lower left corner, within image: Wenceslaus Hollar delineauit, et fecit, 1649
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 1346
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 2443 / Ek[?]ch / (Huck) / c/- RW/2, / Fx- / Fx.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

iv/iv

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 1034, Pennington 824

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall

Object Number

R1346

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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