2011.634.4: The Sun

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.634.4

People

Crispijn de Passe I, Dutch (Arnemuiden, Zeeland 1564 - 1637 Utrecht)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)

Title

The Sun

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Sol
Series/Book Title: Cathena Aurea Platonis / Seven Planets

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1600

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/339727

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 24.9 x 18.4 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
sheet: 32.4 x 23.8 cm (12 3/4 x 9 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: engraved in plate, upper left: SOL
• inscription: engraved in plate, lower right: Mertinus d. Vos inv. Crisp. d. pas excud.

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 1378 (Maarten de Vos), Hollstein 542 (de Passe)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.634.4

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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