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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13440
People
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Title
Jay Perched on a Twig
Other Titles
Alternate Title: The Jay
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1646
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255934

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 9.2 × 10.3 cm (3 5/8 × 4 1/16 in.)
sheet: 10.6 × 12 cm (4 3/16 × 4 3/4 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: black stamp. lower right corner of image area: J.S.A. [Sir John St. Aubyn (Lugt 1534)]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: AM [monogram within a circular borderline; Alfred Morrison (Lugt 151)]
  • inscription: in plate, lower left below image: WH[linked]ollar fecit, 1646.
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: C. 23491 / x / St Alban / Morrison Coll. / P 2159 / I [in a circle]
  • collector's mark: verso, bown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 13,440

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sir John St. Aubyn (Lugt 1534). Alfred Morrison (Lugt 151). Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 911, Pennington 2159

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin deT. Bechtel
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
M13440
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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