R1342: Diana the Huntress, Lying under a Tree

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R1342

People

Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Paulus Pontius, Flemish (Antwerp 1603 - 1658 Antwerp)

Title

Diana the Huntress, Lying under a Tree

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Diana Sleeping

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

17th century

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/243687

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etchinig and Engraving on white antique laid paper, darkened to tan

Technique

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 14.3 × 21 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, lower left corner of image area: W. Hollar fecit
• inscription: in plate, lower margin, left corner: P. Pontius Sculp.
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering below: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 1342
• inscription: verso, graphite: D[?reversed?] 150

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

ii/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 1226, Pennington 277

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Object Number

R1342

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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