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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.157
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Title
Two Moths and Six Insects
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Muscarum scarabeorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
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
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
  • 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
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