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Two joined black and white prints portray a fair held in a large hall.

These two black and white prints portray the composite scene of a fine art sale, hosted in a spacious hall with a high, arched ceiling. The architecture of the hall fills three-quarters of the scene. Small balconies wrap around the walls roughly 30 feet above the floor, and four chandeliers hang from the ceiling in the middle of the room. Booths full of goods to sell line the walls: on left is a seller of pictures, and on the right is a seller of masks. More than fifty people, mostly men, fill the room. They wear a range of different costumes and engage in several different activities, such as conversing with each other and examining the goods for sale. Two shields adorn the upper left and right corners of the scene. Below the image is a lengthy inscription.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M23296
People
Aegidius Sadeler II, Flemish (Antwerp 1570 - 1629 Prague)
Title
The Great Hall of the Castle at Prague, with the Annual Fair, 1607
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1607
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/253713

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on two joined sheets of heavy laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
image: 53.3 × 61.5 cm (21 × 24 3/16 in.)
sheet: 57.1 × 61.5 cm (22 1/2 × 24 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: underneath four lines: "Ortographicam ... adcommodus"
  • inscription: underneath the inscription above, dedication in three lines to Chr. Popl. baron of Lobcowicz

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Standard Reference Number
Hollstein 150; W. 89

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
M23296
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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