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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R4632
People
Cornelis Jacobsz. Drebbel, Dutch (1572 - 1633)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Astronomy
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Liberal Arts
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1597
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/244621

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 17.8 × 13 cm (7 × 5 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left corner: 7
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin: Ardua perlustro sydera cœli, / Et ruteli scrutor sublimes etheris orbes.
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)]

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

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein (Goltzius) 705, Hollstein 10

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R4632
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/17/2017 - 01/07/2018

Verification Level

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