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Identification and Creation

Object Number
44.1997
People
Copy after Pieter Nagel, Dutch (active 1569 - 1604)
After Gerard van Groeningen, Flemish (active late 16th century)
Title
America, Your Gold and Silver Fill My People
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Four Continents
Original Language Title: America Auro et Argento Meos Repleo
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1590
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/232663

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 22.4 x 31.7 cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inscribed in the plate, title, lower margin: AMERICA AVRO ET ARGENTO MEOS REPLEO
    inscribed in the plate, upper left: America, agresti ignorantia in occidente [America, ignorant rustics in the west]
    the wheels of American's chariot are inscribed: BRESILIA, HISPANIOLA, CVBA, PERV

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
N.H. (Groeningen) 202

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan
Object Number
44.1997
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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