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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R2053
People
Traditionally attributed to Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Fantasy Portrait of an Old Man with a Hat
Other Titles
Former Title: Portrait of an Unknown Man
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
after 1597
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/244185

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, discolored to beige
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 20.4 × 15.8 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
sheet: 22.8 × 20.3 cm (9 × 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: graphite, above lower design borderline. in lower margin, and in lower right corner of sheet, all in Randall's hand: JWR. / Henry Goltzius / $4.00
  • inscription: in plate, at right edge of design area: HG [monogram] / Ao. 97
  • inscription: in plate, right corner of lower margin: 23
  • inscription: verso, graphite: g101
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 2053
  • watermark: Foolscap

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
iii/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 731, Hollstein 561, Bartsch 84, The Illustrated Bartsch 0302.84

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R2053
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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