R1950: Isaiah

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R1950

People

Jacob Matham, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1571 - 1631 Haarlem, Netherlands)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)

Title

Isaiah

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Prophets from the Old Testament

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1589

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/248083

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 24.8 × 16.3 cm (9 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: lower right corner, graphite, in Randall's hand: J Matham ?
• inscription: transcribed from original mount, in Randall's hand.: The Prophet Isaiah
• inscription: in plate, lower left corner of design area: 2.
• inscription: in plate, lower margin: Isaias, que et quanta forent miracula Christi, / Et qua nos miseros saluaret morte recenset. / 2
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 1950

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

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein (Goltzius) 409, Bartsch 241, Hollstein 13, Filedt Kok 67.2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Object Number

R1950

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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