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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26096
People
Jacob Matham, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1571 - 1631 Haarlem, Netherlands)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
The Alliance of Athena and Mercury (Hermathena)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Pallas Athena and Mercury
Series/Book Title: Mythological and Allegorical Subjects
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1588
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/59211

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 29.9 x 20.6 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower edge of design area, centered: HG[monogram]. excud.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, to left and right: Hæc Patris e cerebro, Maia hic Atlantide natus / Æthereo soboles vtraq digna joue, // Ingenio Pallas, Cijllenius author / Eloquij, doctis numina sacra viris.
  • inscription: in plate, lower left corner of design area: 4
  • watermark: Fleur-de-lys with pendant PC[orG]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: J. Matham / B. 281 / alliance of Pallas et Mercure / OX [with a line above] / P . 4 / P21832
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: NJL [monogram; Norman Jack Leitman (Lugt 4545)]
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] M26096

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein(Goltzius) 644, Hollstein 240, Filedt Kok. 50.4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Norman Leitman in honor of Robert M. Light
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
M26096
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under Lugt 4545

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