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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R1342
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Paulus Pontius, Flemish (Antwerp 1603 - 1658 Antwerp)
Title
Diana the Huntress, Lying under a Tree
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Diana Sleeping
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
17th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/243687

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etchinig and Engraving on white antique laid paper, darkened to tan
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 14.3 × 21 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower left corner of image area: W. Hollar fecit
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left corner: P. Pontius Sculp.
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering below: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 1342
  • inscription: verso, graphite: D[?reversed?] 150

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 1226, Pennington 277

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R1342
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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