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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R2045
People
Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
After Raphael, Italian (Urbino, Italy 1483 - 1520 Rome, Italy)
Title
The Prophet Isaiah
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1592
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/244696

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 31.1 × 19.3 cm (12 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)
sheet: 33 × 21.3 cm (13 × 8 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right corner of sheet, graphite: 269
  • inscription: in plate, in tablet at top center: ΑΝΝΗ ΠΑΡΘΕΝΟΤΟΚΩ / ΠΑΡΘΕΝIKHΘΕTOKΩ / K AYTPΩTH XPIƩTΩ / IΩ. KOP.
  • inscription: in plate, on scroll held by Isaiah: [Hebrew text]
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin: Istud suis coloribus depictum est per Raphaelem D'vrbin / Romæ in æde S. Augustini, per Gasparem Celij ibidem / adnotatum, et ab H. Goltzio eri inschulptum. Anno. 1592.
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 2045
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: X101I / X101 / B. 269 / og. / original Goltzius

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/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 333, Hollstein 312, Bartsch 269, Filedt Kok 93, The Illustrated Bartsch 0301.269

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R2045
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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