European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2021.276
People: Albert Flamen, Flemish (1620 - 1692)
Title: European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Anguilla. L'Anguille
Series/Book Title: Fresh Water Fish, Part II
Title: Poissons d'eau douce
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1660
Culture: Flemish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/370251

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 10.4 × 17.6 cm (4 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
sheet: 15.5 × 23.1 cm (6 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: Center: Coat of arms with hat, cross, crown and letters below: CCLV?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [James A. Bergquist, Boston] sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1988, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/ii
Standard Reference Number: The Illustrated Bartsch 56; Robert-Dumesnil 470

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year: 2021
Object Number: 2021.276
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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