Harvard Art Museums > M13418: Execution of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Execution of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (Wenceslaus Hollar) , M13418,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jan 09, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/255978. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M13418 People Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London) Title Execution of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford Other Titles Alternate Title: The Execution of the Earl of Strafford Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1641 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/255978 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper Technique Etching Dimensions plate: 18.5 × 25.9 cm (7 5/16 × 10 3/16 in.) sheet: 20.4 × 27.5 cm (8 1/16 × 10 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks collector's mark: verso, black stamp: E De T. Bechtel [within a rectangular borderline (Lugt 4707)] inscription: in plate, lower left corner of image area: WH [monogram] inscription: in plate, above upper borderline: THE TRUE MANER OF THE EXECUTION OF THOMAS EARLE OF STRAFFORD, LORD / Lieutentant of Ireland, vpon Towerhill, the 12th of May, 1641. inscription: in plate, in sky at right of image, with corresponding initials within the figures: A. Doctor Vsher, Lord Prima: / te of Ireland, / B the Sherifes of London, / C the Earle of Strafford, / D. his Kindred and Friends. inscription: in plate, in margin below the lower borderline: Execution des Grafen Thomæ von Strafford Statthalters in Irland auf de Tawers.platz in Londen 12 Mai 1641. / A. Doct. Usher Primat in Irland. / B. Rahts Herzen von Londen. // C. Der Graf von Stafford. / D. Seine anu[abrasion]vainten und freünde. collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,418 inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: P 552I / c 17602 watermark: behind left half of image: crowned armorial Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State ii/iii Standard Reference Number New Hollstein 331, Penninngton 552 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel Accession Year 1957 Object Number M13418 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under L. 4707 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
