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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.613.197
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Anton Wierix II, Flemish (c. 1555/1559 - 1604)
After Jan Snellinck, Flemish (c. 1544 - 1638)
Published by Gerard de Jode, Flemish (1509 - 1591)
Title
David, Daniel, Elias
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Prophets of the Old Testament
Series/Book Title: Thesaurus Sacrarum, 1585 edition
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1579
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/342505

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink with added transparent and opaque watercolor and metallic gold on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 27 x 36.4 cm (10 5/8 x 14 5/16 in.)
plate: 21.4 x 27.7 cm (8 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right margin, graphite: 207
  • inscription: in plate, above and to right of the figures: DAVID. / DANIEL. / ELIAS.
  • inscription: in plate, lower edge of design area, to left: Gerar. de Iode Excudebat
  • inscription: in plate.ower margin, left, center, and right: NOSTRA LABORAVİT QVAM / DETERA, SÆPE REMOVİ, / ITER OVES CŸTHERÆ / FİLA SONORA MEÆ İMPİVS İN CHRİSTVM VEN= / TVRO TEMPORE SVRGET / INDİCAT HOC CORNV DVX / PECORİS MİNİMO // DİSPERSİT FALSOS HE= / LİAS ENSE PROPHETAS / ET TENERVM VİTÆ / RESTİTVİT PVERVM
  • inscription: lower sheet margin, left and center running to right edge, brown ink: DAVID sonne parfaittemt sur sa harpe Jesus Christ; faizant || / venir au monde par son Instrumnet a dix chords ciluy qui / resuscite des enfies. St Hierosme. // Daniel fut de la tribu de Juda et lius des Princes d'Icelle transpozté en Babylone auecq le Roy Joachim / fils de Iosias. Profete excellent. Predu l'estat du monde sous les 4. Monachies, le tems de la venuë drnt / Jesuschrist. la gloire de son regne. l'antichrist. Veseut 110. ans. D'ELİE est parlé au 2. .1. des Roys.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Paul Prouté, Paris, France, sold]; to Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein (de Jode) 229; Hollstein (Wierix) 56.I

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton in memory of Robert Bradford Wheaton
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.613.197
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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