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The Drummer,
1587
Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch, 1565–1629
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-619
Information
Title
The Drummer
Dates
1587
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 21.7 x 15.7 cm. (8 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
sheet: 22.1 x 16.3 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-619
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands
Inscription
Signed in plate, lower left: I. de. Gheÿn. sculp.
Signed in plate, lower right: G. inue.
Two lines of Latin in margin below plate, lower center: Suta boum pulso simul ac mea Tympana pelle, / Miles ad excubias promptus et arma ruit.
Numbered in margin, lower left: 3
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector's stamp in black ink, verso center: Fürstlich Waldburg Wolfegg'sches Kupferstichkabinett (Lugt 2542)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 3; Hollstein 355; New Hollstein 178 (De Gheyn), 737 (Goltzius)
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Princes of Waldburg-Wolfegg [Lugt 2542]; sale of the collection, Stuttgart, May 20, 1901, lot 687; Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.
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F.W.H. Hollstein, "Goltzius-Heemskerck," Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, (Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1953).
, no. 17 -
J. P. Filedt Kok, Marjolein Leesberg, Ger Luijten, eds., "The De Gheyn Family" New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700 (Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2000).
, no. 184 - 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).
