Image

Aegidius Sadeler I

Allegory of the Marriage of Ferdinand II of Austria and Eleanor Gonzaga

Description

Maker

Aegidius Sadeler I (Flemish, 1580-1601), designer
Marcus Christoph Sadeler, publisher

Title

Allegory of the Marriage of Ferdinand II of Austria and Eleanor Gonzaga

Year

1606

Medium

Engraving on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Engraving on paper

Materials

engraving

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 34.6 x 24.1 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in brown ink in UC:16 Verso:in brown ink in LC:P. Mariette 1660In Plate--In LL:CVM PRIVIL: S.C.M. tis; in LR:Marco Sadeler excudit; 8 line Latin inscription in LC:Artificis magni quid tandem... (see print)

Marks: Pierre Mariette collector mark in brown ink on verso (Lugt 1788)

Identification

State

ii/ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

46.354

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference

Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

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Tombstone

Aegidius Sadeler I (Flemish, 1580-1601), designer
Marcus Christoph Sadeler, publisher

Allegory of the Marriage of Ferdinand II of Austria and Eleanor Gonzaga, 1606

Engraving on paper

Image/plate: 34.6 x 24.1 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 46.354

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