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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M9841
People
Traditionally attributed to Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
The Young Saint John the Baptist
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Saint John the Baptist in the Desert
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1595
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256899

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black and light and darker brown inks on white antique laid paper
Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
block: 23.8 × 14.2 cm (9 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: s[within a circular borderline] S / E O [Horace M. Swope (Lugt 2368). Lugt indicates that the second line of letters, in this case E O, are perhaps price indications.]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: a 65553- / 9.7a / L. Busino
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 9841

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Horace M. Swope, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iiib/iiib
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein D3, Hollstein 362, Bartsch 226, Bialler 55 IIb

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
M9841
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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