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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.613.266
People
Harmen Jansz. Müller, Dutch (c. 1540 - 1617)
After Gerard van Groeningen, Flemish (active late 16th century)
Published by Gerard de Jode, Flemish (1509 - 1591)
Title
Christ Blessing the Children
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Works of Christ
Series/Book Title: Thesaurus Sacrarum, 1585 edition
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
before 1585
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/342574

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink with added transparent and opaque watercolor and metallic gold on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 27 x 36.4 cm (10 5/8 x 14 5/16 in.)
plate: 20 x 27.5 cm (7 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right margin, graphite: 278
  • inscription: in plate, lower corners of design area: Herman Muller fecit / G. d Io. Ex.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin: AD ME PERVENİANT PVERİ PERMİTTİTO SEMPER, TALİBVS E CŒLO VİTA BEATA DATVR
  • inscription: right sheet margin, overlapping the lower plate margin at right, brown ink: Math. 19.
  • inscription: lower sheet margin, brown ink: on presente à Jesus Christ des petitz enfanz a fin qu'il meist les mains sur eux et qu'il priast, et les disciples lestancerent. Mais Jesus leur dit, / laissez les petitz enfans et ne les empeschez point de venir a moy, car a telz est le Royaume des Christ. Math. xix.....

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Paul Prouté, Paris, France, sold]; to Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein (de Jode) 308; New Hollstein (Muller) 36.II

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton in memory of Robert Bradford Wheaton
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.613.266
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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