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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R5732
People
Johannes Wierix, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1549 - c. 1620 Brussels)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title
Absalom Conspiring outside the Gates of Jerusalem
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Absalom Wins Favor by Flattery
Series/Book Title: Sotry of David and Absalom
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1574
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/250235

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 19.9 x 25.8 cm (7 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Johan. W
  • inscription: JWR: several words erased

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/iii
Standard Reference Number
M.H. 31; A. 99, N.H. 41

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R5732
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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