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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.634.6
People
Crispijn de Passe I, Dutch (Arnemuiden, Zeeland 1564 - 1637 Utrecht)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title
Mercury
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Cathena Aurea Platonis / Seven Planets
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1600
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339729

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 23.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
sheet: 32.4 x 23.7 cm (12 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: engraved in plate, upper right: MERCVRIVS
  • inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: 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 1379 (Maarten de Vos), Hollstein 543 (de Passe)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.634.6
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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