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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R2034
People
Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Terpsichore
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Nine Muses
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1592
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/244195

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to tan and damaged
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 24.2 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: HG fe.
  • inscription: lower edge, to left, graphite: Goltzius fecit [in Randall's hand?]
  • inscription: in plate, lower edge of design area, to right: HG[monogram] fe
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, to left and right: Terpsichoren cythara, et peramenis callida nerius / Testudo decorat; gaudet saltuq iocisq // Et blandis modulis, et plectro exultat eburno, / Affectusq mouet, tenerosq irritat amores
  • inscription: verso, brown ink: Comp.
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with graphite numbering below: [Randall Collecxtion accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 2034

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 or iii/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 133, Hollstein 152, Bartsch 150, Filedt Kok 90.5, The Illustrated Bartsch 0301.150

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R2034
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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