Genoa | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M13432
People: Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Title: Genoa
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Views of Italy
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 17th century
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/255661

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching printed in black in on white antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 5.9 × 9.7 cm (2 5/16 × 3 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

collector's mark: verso, black stamp: E De T. Bechtel [within a rectagular borderline (Lugt 4707)]
inscription: in plate, l0wer margin to left and right: Ar: Tooker ex: - 3
inscription: in design, u. center: Bey Genoa
inscription: in plate, in sky area: Bey Genoa
collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numberig below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,432

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii/ii
Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 1835, Pennington 1097

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel
Accession Year: 1957
Object Number: M13432
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under L. 4707

Verification Level

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M13432: Genoa