Harvard Art Museums > G19: Sophonisba Drinking Poison Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sophonisba Drinking Poison (Heinrich Aldegrever)(After Georg Pencz) , G19,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/277656. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G19 People Heinrich Aldegrever, German (Paderborn, Germany 1502 - after 1555 Soest, Germany) After Georg Pencz, German (Breslau 1500 - 1550 Leipzig) Title Sophonisba Drinking Poison Other Titles Alternate Title: Sophonisba Drinks the Poison Cup Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1553 Places Creation Place: Europe, Germany Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/277656 Physical Descriptions Medium Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper Technique Engraving Dimensions plate: 11.5 × 7.3 cm (4 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, below canopy: Masinissa Scipionis consilio Sopho / nibsen numidie regina relinquens, / ne in manus Ro. incideret venen /u et misit quo hausto expirauit inscription: in plate, lower edge, on tablet: 1553 / AG [monogram] collector's mark: verso, purple stamp withgraphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 19 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number New Hollstein 62, Bartsch 62 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G19 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
