The Nursery | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2012.114
People: Pieter van der Borcht, Netherlandish (Mechelen 1545 - 1608 Antwerp)
Published by Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
Title: The Nursery
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Monkeys
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1585
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/340088

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 22.1 x 29.1 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 x 32.7 cm (10 x 12 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, lower left below image, graphite (?): 6 [erased]
inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 120 [40122] A 560

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [E. H. Ariëns Kappers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, sold]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/ii
Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 184

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year: 2012
Object Number: 2012.114
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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