2021.272: Small-Spotted Catshark, or Sandy Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2021.272

People

Albert Flamen, Flemish (1620 - 1692)

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

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching 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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