Harvard Art Museums > 2016.57.12: Two Friezes, the Upper One with a Man Sharpening a Blade on a Grind Stone, the Lower with Two Moslem Prisioners and Their Elephant Being Carried Off on a Cart Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Two Friezes, the Upper One with a Man Sharpening a Blade on a Grind Stone, the Lower with Two Moslem Prisioners and Their Elephant Being Carried Off on a Cart (Monogramist B. L.)(Possibly by Balthazar Lemersier)(After Lukas Kilian)(Possibly by Giovanni Termini) , 2016.57.12,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/349854. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2016.57.12 People Monogramist B. L. (active 1626-1634) Possibly by Balthazar Lemersier (active 1626-1634) After Lukas Kilian, German (1579 - 1637) Possibly by Giovanni Termini (active c. 1635) Title Two Friezes, the Upper One with a Man Sharpening a Blade on a Grind Stone, the Lower with Two Moslem Prisioners and Their Elephant Being Carried Off on a Cart Other Titles Series/Book Title: Grotesque Ornaments for Goldsmiths Original Language Title: Newes Gradesca Büchlein Classification Prints Work Type print Date 17th century Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/349854 Physical Descriptions Technique Engraving Dimensions plate: 14 x 18.9 cm (5 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: B. L. inscription: engraved in the center of the blank strip separating the two friezes: 12 inscription: engraved in the background area below the front of the cart: .B.L. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edith I. Welch, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number see Fuhring 511 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edith I. Welch Accession Year 2016 Object Number 2016.57.12 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 2016.57.1 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with a Man Riding Backwards on a Donkey Prints 2016.57.2 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with Venus Standing on a Sphere Flanked by Two Dolphins Prints 2016.57.3 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with a Figure Seated in a Shell Pouring Liquid into Tazze Held by Two Winged Figures Prints 2016.57.4 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with a Crowned Female Figure Holding Leafy Wands and Flanked by Winged Satyrs Prints 2016.57.5 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with a Figure in Moslem Garb Seated on a Drum and Holding a Pennant Prints 2016.57.6 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with Venus Disarming Cupid Prints 2016.57.7 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with Hercules and Antaeus Prints 2016.57.8 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with Bacchus Brandishing a Goblet and a Wine Sack Prints 2016.57.9 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with Venus and Adonis Prints 2016.57.10 Monogramist B. L. Grotesque with a Globe Circled by the Zodiac, Stars Above Prints 2016.57.11 Monogramist B. L. A Fantastic Cart Bearing an Emaciated Prisoner Breathing Out His Soul Prints 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
