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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13437
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
After Hans Holbein the Younger, German (Augsburg, Germany 1497/98 - 1543 London, England)
Title
Two-Handled Cup
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Ornamental Designs
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1646
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255873

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 16.8 × 9.9 cm (6 5/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
sheet: 17.7 × 10.6 cm (6 15/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: E De T. Bechtel [within a rectangular borderline; Edwin de T. Bechtel (Lugt 4707)]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: B [on the front face of a cube; Gordon A. Block (Lugt 342a)]
  • inscription: in plate, to right of the base of the vase: HHolbein delin: / WH[linked]ollar fecit, ex / Collectione Arundeliana / 1646
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,437
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 2632

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gordon A. Block (L. 342a). Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 830, Pennington 2632

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
M13437
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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