2018.157: Two Moths and Six Insects
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2018.157
- People
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Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
- Title
- Two Moths and Six Insects
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Muscarum scarabeorum
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1646
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/361408
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
- Technique
- Etching
- Dimensions
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plate: 8.3 × 11.9 cm (3 1/4 × 4 11/16 in.)
sheet: 8.8 × 12.4 cm (3 7/16 × 4 7/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: upper left, in plate: WHollar fecit ex Collectione / Arundeliana 1646.
- inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: P.2171
- watermark: bottom edge, partially visible: Foolscap
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Carolyn Cohen, bequest; to Marjorie B. and Martin Cohn, 2018, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 2018
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- i/iii
- Standard Reference Number
- New Hollstein 920, Pennington 2171
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Marjorie B. and Martin Cohn from the collection of Carolyn Cohen
- Accession Year
- 2018
- Object Number
- 2018.157
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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