1991.75: The Holy Roman Emperor and the Seven Electors (from the Various Orders Instituted by the Emperor Otto III)

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

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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