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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.140
People
Pieter van der Heyden, Netherlandish (Antwerp c. 1530 - after 1572 Berchem)
After Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, Netherlandish (Breda (?), Belgium 1526/30 - 1569 Brussels, Belgium)
Published by Hieronymus Cock, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1510 - 1570 Antwerp)
Title
The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa
Other Titles
Alternate Title: The Dirty Bride
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1570
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/362974

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 21 × 29 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: P /AME [monogram]
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: H. Cock. Excud. 1570
  • inscription: in plate, lower right: Bruegel inuentor

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Julian Edison, Saint Louis; by descent; to Hope Rabb Edison, his wife, Saint Louis, 2017, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 45; Bastelaer Lafond 216

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Hope R. Edison '56 in memory of Julian I. Edison '51, MBA '53
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.140
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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