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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25926
People
Jan Harmensz. Muller, Dutch (Amsterdam 1571 - 1628 Amsterdam)
Title
Harpocrates
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Two Philosophers
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1593
Places
Creation Place: Europe
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/70554

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 48.1 x 37.3 cm (18 15/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Johan : Muller fecit.
  • legend: around the oval border, printer's ink, engraving, Latin: Latin legend, date, title: Digito compesce labellum. An.o 1593. Loqui ignorabit, qui tacere nesciet. Harpocrates Philosophus, silentÿ Deus.
  • inscription: lower edge of oval frame, printer's ink, engraving: publisher's excudit, signature: Harman Muller Johan : Muller fecit. excudebat

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Standard Reference Number
H. 86, N.H. 12, B. 12

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
M25926
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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