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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M23457
People
Laurent de La Hyre, French (Paris 1606 - 1656 Paris)
Title
The Holy Family with the Cross, Christ Crushing the Head of the Serpent
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1639
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/263476

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 29.9 x 41 cm (11 3/4 x 16 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on plate, lower left: L de La Hyre in & sculp 1639
  • inscription: on plate, lower center: Ren. Guerineau excud. cum Privilegio Regis

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Prosper de Baudicour. See dealer's catalogue: Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Estampes Anciennes, Dec. 1996, no. 163.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii
Standard Reference Number
R.-D. 4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of a friend of the Print Department
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
M23457
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/15/2015 - 11/13/2015

Verification Level

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