2011.617: Daniel in the Lion's Den

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.617

People

Jacques de Gheyn II, Dutch (Antwerp, Netherlands 1565 - 1629 The Hague, Netherlands)
After Dirck Barendsz., Dutch (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1534 - 1592 Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Title

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1590

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/339689

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 27.5 x 35.9 cm (10 13/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
sheet: 32.2 x 38.9 cm (12 11/16 x 15 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: Theodorus Berna. Inue. / IDGeyn. scup.
• inscription: engraved in plate margin, lower right: IBoscher. excu.
• inscription: upper right, brown ink: 45 [?]
• inscription: in plate, bottom: Bis fuit obiectus (res mira) Leonibus, Idem/ Seruatus DANIEL tot fuit et vicibus:/ Corpora bina licet danata darentur ad escam/ Quotidie, et tot oues. Turba pepercit ej. HiR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

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 25 (The De Gheyn family)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.617

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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