R1962: Fortitude

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R1962

People

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

Title

Fortitude

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: The Seven Virtues

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

16th-17th century

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/248500

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 17.5 × 12.5 cm (6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in Randall's hand, transcribed from original mount: Goltzius inv.
• inscription: in plate, lower margin: 6 / Impositum valido sustento vertice pondus / Quosliber aggrediens infracta mente labores.
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbeing within: [Randall Collection accession stamp(Lugt 2130)] 1962
• watermark: illegible armorial

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

Hollstein 261, Bartsch 122

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Object Number

R1962

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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