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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.260
People
Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch (Amsterdam 1741 - 1816 Amsterdam)
After Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers I, Dutch (Amsterdam 1749 - 1842 Amsterdam)
After Jacques Kuyper (Amsterdam 1761 - 1808 Amsterdam)
Title
The Felix Meritis Society: The Physics Hall
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Zaal der Natuurkunde in het gebouw der Maatschappyë Felix Mertis
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1801
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/365636

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
image: 37.2 × 51.1 cm (14 5/8 × 20 1/8 in.)
plate: 44 × 55 cm (17 5/16 × 21 5/8 in.)
sheet: 50.7 × 67 cm (19 15/16 × 26 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: lower center: [unidentified]
  • stamp: verso, upper right, black ink: 241818 [8 struckthrough] [graphite:] 5 -12
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 55/3056
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: [illegible text] 5937
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 118/35
  • inscription: lower left, graphite, erased: [illegible text]
  • inscription: lower center, graphite, erased: [illegible text]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, November 28, 2018, lot 5366], sold; to [C. G. Boerner, LLC, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
LeBlanc 45

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.260
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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