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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.621
People
Jacob Matham, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1571 - 1631 Haarlem, Netherlands)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
The Alliance of Athena and Mercury
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Pallas Athena and Mercury
Series/Book Title: Mythological Subjects
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1588
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339707

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 29.8 x 21.2 cm (11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
sheet: 38.2 x 27.3 cm (15 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: engraved in plate, lower center: HG [interlaced] Inuent
  • inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: 4

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

Notes:
Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 351; Hollstein 266-273 (after Goltzius)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.621
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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