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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25956
People
Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
After Maarten van Heemskerck, Netherlandish (1498 - 1574)
Title
The Walls of Babylon
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Eight Wonders of the World
Original Language Title: Babylonis Muri
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1572
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/69965

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 21.2 x 26.2 cm (8 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: PGalle fecit
  • watermark: crowned eagle
  • inscription: design, printer's ink, engraving: date, signature, attribution of design: 1572 PGalle fecit MHeemskerck Inuentor
  • inscription: lower margin, printer's ink, engraving: plate number: 7.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii
Edition
2nd (Theodor Galle)
Standard Reference Number
H. 420, N.H. 484

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton in honor of Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
M25956
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/13/2022 - 12/14/2022

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