2011.615.2: The Task of the Worldly Power

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.615.2

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 Worldly Power

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/339684

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: engraved in print, lower center: Martin. de Vos inuen. Adrian. Collaert scalpsit. Philip. Galle excud.
• 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/iii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 1071

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.615.2

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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