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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.613.199
People
Unidentified Artist
After Jan Snellinck, Flemish (c. 1544 - 1638)
Published by Gerard de Jode, Flemish (1509 - 1591)
Title
Elijah, Jonah, Obadiah
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/342507

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: 21.2 x 27.6 cm (8 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: right margin, graphite: 209
  • inscription: in plate, in sky near the figures' heads: ELİÆVS. / IONAS. / ABDIAS.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left, center, and right: SPİRİTVS İSTE DVPLEX AD = / DEST MİHİ MİSSVS AB ALTO / NOSTRA QVOD ASSYRİO DEX = / TRA TULİSSET OPEM // FLVCTİBVS İMMERSV QVĒ CEPİT İN ÆQVORE PİSCIS / HVNC LVX MOX VİTÆ / TERTİA RESTİTVİT // SOLABAS CHRİSTİ BABŸLO= / NİS CARCARE CLAVSOS / PANİBVS ET POTV HİS / SÆPE MİNİSTER ERAM
  • inscription: upper margin, left and center running to right edge, with last line beginning at left edge, brown ink: DElysée est parlé au 2. des Roys. / de Niuiue annoce le salut aux gentilz. St. Hierosme. // IONAS profetizoit en Juda. En luy / nous est figuré Jesus C. mort et resuscité et aprés sa resurrection publiane son Euangile. Natif de Geth et y enterré.
  • inscription: lower sheet margin, brown ink: ABDİAS (c. seruiteur de Dieu) tonne fort contre Esau ou Edom Homme sanguin et terrestre et toujours enuiaux sur son frere Jacob et le frappe de lance spirituelle. St. Hierosme. / Per Edom ou Esau sont ensenduz les Caldeens persecutans le peuple de Dieu. Abdias fut natif de Sichems au territoyre de Betthaccarons. Cest luy qui sous Achab Roy de Samanjr / sauua et nourrit de ses moyens les cent profets qui n'auoient voulu ft honneur á Baal. ayant de laissé le seruice du Roy Ozias fut disciple d'Elia et profettira. / mourut de sa mort naturelle. Profetize la deliurance et conseruaont de l'Eglize par Jesus C. et signe d'Iie luy j.

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/ii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein (de Jode) 232

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
2011.613.199
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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