Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.213.1
People
Gerard van Groeningen, Flemish (active late 16th century)
Published by Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
Title
The Age of Ten
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Ages of Man
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1572
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/342295

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and engraving on cream antique laid paper, inlaid into a paper mat
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
mat: 26 x 37.5 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 24 x 30 cm (9 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
plate: 20.2 x 24.8 cm (7 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
image: 19.5 x 24.4 cm (7 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on plate, in cartouche at top center: I, X
  • (not assigned): signed on the plate, lower left: Ger Groningus Inuen faciebat
  • (not assigned): on the plate, lower right: PGalle excude [P & G intertwined]
  • inscription: on the plate, in cartouche, lower left: EXVLTAT LEVITATE PVER, DVM REDDERE VOCES / INCIPIT, ET CERTO VIX PEDE SIGNAT HVMEN
  • inscription: on plate, in cartouche lower right: En ce ieune aage delicieux / A lef batement fommes foucieux

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hill-Stone, Inc., New York, 1999], from whom acquired by; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheaton, August 1999, gift; of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 4, no. 14

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.213.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Related Works

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu