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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.615.1
People
Adriaen Collaert, Flemish (c. 1560 - 1618)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Published by Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
Title
The Task of the Church
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Divine Charge to the Three Estates
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1585
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339683

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 22.9 x 30.6 cm (9 x 12 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: engraved in print, lower right corner: Martin. de Vos inuen. Adrian Collaert scalp. Philip. Galle excu.
  • collector's mark: verso, lower right, purple ink stamp: ABV [Albert Van Loock, Lugt 3751]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Albert Van Loock, Brussels, Belgium (Lugt 3751)]. Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

Notes:
Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 1070

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.615.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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