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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13461
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Title
Antwerp Cathedral
Other Titles
Alternate Title: View of West Front of Antwerp Cathedral
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1649
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255883

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 46.5 × 34.2 cm (18 5/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
sheet: 49.6 × 37.5 cm (19 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, across top: The Cathedral Church of Antwerp
  • inscription: in plate, lower left corner of image: Wenceslaus Hollar delinieauit et fecit, 1649
  • inscription: lower edge of sheet margin, toward right, graphite: 5567
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 14 [half surrounded by a swirl] / avo £ 5. 5. 0.
  • collector's mark: verso,brown stamp with graphite lettering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,461

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iv/iv
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 1034, Pennington 824

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
M13461
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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