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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G8246
People
Erasmus Quellinus, Flemish (1607 - 1678)
After Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (Siegen, Westphalia 1577 - 1640 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title
Samson Killing the Lion
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
17th century
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/279879

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Image: 11 × 13.2 cm (4 5/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 12 × 13.7 cm (4 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, l.l.: P. Paul Rubbens inuentor
  • inscription: in plate, bottom center: E. Quellinus fecit in aqua forti
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp: MFA (Boston)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
MFA Boston

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i
Standard Reference Number
Andresen 1; LeBlanc 1; Hollstein 1 ii/iv

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G8246
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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