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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M20282
People
Christoffel van Sichem I, Dutch (1546 - 1624)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
William, Count of Nassau, Prince of Orange
Other Titles
Former Title: William I of Orange
Series/Book Title: Portraits of William of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/58375

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on white antique laid paper, discolored to cream
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 18.7 × 14.2 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: engraved inscriptions in the lower right corner of the design area: [surrounding a coat of arms represented as a shield:] . IE . M . A . I . N . . T . I . E . N . D . R . A . Y . [on the ground plane on each side of the shield: CVS[monogram]ichem // sculp. et ex. / [along the lower border as if on a curb of the pavement:] GVILELMVS . D . G . PRINC . AVRAICAE COMES . NASSAVIAE GVBERNA BELGICAE .
  • inscription: verso, black ink script: [illegible and thus not found in Lugt, but it appears to begin with M, be a total of six letters, and include an i and finish with tre followed by a .]
  • collector's mark: verso, red stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession number (Lugt 936)] M20282
  • inscription: verso, graphite inscription: 21 : ry / I

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein (Goltzius) 261 copy b, Hollstein 62

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jerry F. Hayes in memory of Dr. William H. Wilson, Class of 1974
Object Number
M20282
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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