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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.272
People
Albert Flamen, Flemish (Bruges, Belgium c. 1620 - 1692 France)
Title
Small-Spotted Catshark, or Sandy Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Canicula. L'Anche ou Roussette
Series/Book Title: Saltwater Fish, Part II
Title: Poissons de Mer
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1660
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370528

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3620, University Study Gallery
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching with engraving and drypoint on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 10.3 × 17.7 cm (4 1/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
sheet: 20.9 × 26.9 cm (8 1/4 × 10 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: top edge: partial, matches up with 2021.273 to complete watermark: Grapes in a nearly complete circle, with B COLON BIER with fleur-de-lis after the first B and a heart after the R (somewhat similar to Heawood 2427).
  • inscription: in plate, lower left: ABFlamen fe
  • inscription: in plate, lower center: Canicula. L'Anche ou Roussette
  • inscription: in plate, lower right: Cum privil. Regis.
  • inscription: lower left, graphite: RD438i

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 24; Robert-Dumensil 438

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.272
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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