R934: Amnon and Jonadab

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R934

People

Heinrich Aldegrever, German (Paderborn, Germany 1502 - after 1555 Soest, Germany)

Title

Amnon and Jonadab

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: The Story of Amnon and Tamar

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1540

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/247093

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 12.1 × 7.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 in.)
sheet: 12.4 × 8 cm (4 7/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, upper right: . II . REG . XIII . / . IONADAB . AIT . AD . AMNO / CVBA . SVPER . LECTV . TVV . / . & . LANGVORE . SIMVLA .
• inscription: in plate, lower right, on tablet: 1540 / AG [monogram]
• inscription: in plate, lower left corner: 1
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 934
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: JWG[?, heavily crossed through] / 6 X / AA / 600 [00 underlined as if the price of $6] / 5421 / BB / BB

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

Bartsch 22

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Object Number

R934

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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