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Mercury and Argus,
ca. 1585
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-704
Information
Title
Mercury and Argus
Dates
ca. 1585
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 8.1 × 6.1 cm (3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-704
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands
Inscription
Signed in plate, lower left: HG. f.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Inscribed in brown ink, verso upper left: G St
In graphite, verso lower center: Junius S. Morgan (Lugt 1536)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 157; Hollstein 138; New Hollstein 152
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932, Lugt 1536]; 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. 15 - Otto Hirschmann and E. W. Moes, Hendrik Goltzius, Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks (Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1976)., no. 15
- 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)., no. 14, pp. 33–35 (illus.)
- Walter L. Strauss, ed., Hendrik Goltzius, 1558-1617: the complete engravings and woodcuts (New York: Abaris Books, 1977-)., no. 362
