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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.75
People
? Anton Wierix II, Flemish (c. 1555/1559 - 1604)
Previously attributed to Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title
The Holy Roman Emperor and the Seven Electors (from the Various Orders Instituted by the Emperor Otto III)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1593
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294420

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk and touches of red chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with framing lines in graphite and stylus and partial framing line in brown ink
Dimensions
13.3 x 46.9 cm (5 1/4 x 18 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper center, brown ink: IMPERATOR
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Baron Landau Finaly, Florence and Paris (L. 1334c, without his mark). [Christie's, London, 14 December 1984, lot 91, (as German [?] School, 16th century). Melvin R. Seiden, Seiden & deCuevas, Inc., New York, by 1991; Gift of Melvin R. Seiden in honor of Konrad Oberhuber, 1991.75

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Melvin R. Seiden in honor of Konrad Oberhuber
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.75
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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