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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.277.11
People
Albert Flamen, Flemish (1620 - 1692)
Title
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Alcedo; Martin-pescher
Series/Book Title: Livre d'Oyseaux (Book of Birds)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1655-1660
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371357

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 10 × 19.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower center: Alcedo; Martin-pescheur.
  • inscription: in plate, lower right: AB. Flamen fe.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Prince de Liechtenstein. Sold [through Sotheby's, New York, February 27, 1988, lot 623]; [via James A. Bergquist, Boston]; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 81; Robert-Dumesnil 411

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.277.11
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Old Master, 19th and 20th Century, and Contemporary Prints, auct. cat., Sotheby's, New York (New York, February 25-27, 1988), lot 623

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