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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R5697
People
Anton Wierix II, Flemish (c. 1555/1559 - 1604)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title
Samson Setting Fire to the Corn of the Philistines
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Life of Samson
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th-17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/250815

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Inscriptions and Marks
  • 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/ii
Standard Reference Number
M.H. 26; A. 92

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R5697
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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