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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M3334
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
After Adam Elsheimer, German (1578 - 1610)
Title
Venus in a Wooded Landscape
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
17th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255977

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 9.4 × 14.5 cm (3 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
sheet: 10 × 15.2 cm (3 15/16 × 6 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: FvH [within a circular borderline; Franz von Hagens (Lugt 1052a)]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Seymour haden [Francis Seymour Haden (Lugt 1227)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 3334
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 152/335 / P. 271

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 845, Pennington 271A

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
M3334
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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