Francia | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2011.631.1
People: Johann Sadeler I, Netherlandish (1550 - 1600-8)
Raphael Sadeler, the Elder, Flemish (1561 - 1628/32)
After Johann von Achen, German (1552 - 1615)
Title: Francia
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: European Countries
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 16th century
Culture: Flemish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/339718

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 22.3 x 26 cm (8 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
sheet: 29 x 36.6 cm (11 7/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: Raphael Sadeler scalp: et excud: Monachy Joā ab Ach figur.
inscription: engraved in plate, lower right: Cum privel. S. Caes. Maiestat.
inscription: margin, upper left corner, graphite: 162

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

Standard Reference Number: Hollstein 176 (Raphael Sadeler I)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 2011.631.1
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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