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Mercury,
1597
Jacob Matham, 1571–1631; born and died Haarlem, Netherlands
after Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
after Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1976-231
Information
Title
Mercury
Dates
1597
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 11.8 x 7.8 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
sheet: 12.4 x 8.3 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1976-231
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands, Haarlem
Inscription
Numbered and captioned in lower margin: 6. MERCURJUS
Marks/Labels/Seals
In light brown ink, verso lower left: G158
Fragment of watermark
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 154; Hollstein 231; New Hollstein 209 (Matham), 669(Goltzius)
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
The seven drawings for "The Planets" by Goltzius were sold by Mensing in 1937 (lot no. 213).
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F.W.H. Hollstein, “Leyster-Matteus,” Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1954).
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1976," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 36, no. 1 (1977): p. 28-40., p. 32
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Léna Widerkehr and Huigen Leeflang, ed., "Jacob Matham," New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700 (Ouderkerk aan den IJssel : Sound & Vision Publishers, in co-operation with the Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2007).
, no. 33 - Marjolein Leesberg, "Hendrick Goltzius," New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700 (Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, in co-operation with the Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2012)., nos. 17-28
