R1357: Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, and Four Cherubs

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R1357

People

Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
After Peeter van Avont, Flemish (1600-1652)

Title

Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, and Four Cherubs

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Pædopægnion
Alternate Title: Christ, Saint John, and Four Angels

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1646

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/243702

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to tan

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 12.5 × 20.7 cm (4 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
mounting sheet: 13.8 × 22 cm (5 7/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: graphite, bottom left and right of mounting sheet: [in Randall's hand] Peter van. den Avont inv / Wenceslaus Hollar fecit
• inscription: in plate, lower center: P. van Auont inu. W. Hollar fecit
• collector's mark: verso of mounting sheet, blue stamp with graphite numbering below: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130) 1357
• inscription: verso of mounting sheet, graphite: 75/[illeg.] / No. 66

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

i/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 859; Pennington 496

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Object Number

R1357

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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