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Hendrick Goltzius

The Captain of the Infantry

Maker

Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)

Title

The Captain of the Infantry

Year

1587

Medium

  • Engraving on light weight cream laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Engraving on light weight cream laid paper

Materials

engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 28.6 x 19.5 cm (11 1/4 x 7 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil in LL:D 4 fl; in LL corner:.f; in LC:ii565; in LR:5212/IHCo; Illegible inscriptions across bottom edgeIn Plate--In LL;A°1587 H Goltzuis (H+G in monogram) fecit; in LC:Praivius

Marks: Watermark:Bird with spread wingsRISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

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Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

51.073

Type

  • Prints

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)
The Captain of the Infantry, 1587
Engraving on light weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 28.6 x 19.5 cm (11 1/4 x 7 11/16 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 51.073

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