Image

RISDM 20-908.tif

Paulus Potter

The Cow's Head

Description

Maker

Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625-1654)

Title

The Cow's Head

Year

1645-1654

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

9.8 x 7.3 cm (3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:inscribed in pencil in LL:B.16In Plate--signed in LL:Potter fe

Marks: R.IS.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.

Willem Isaack Hooft collector mark in black ink on recto (Lugt 2631)

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Hollstein 16.II

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.908

Type

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Tombstone

Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625-1654)
The Cow's Head, 1645-1654
etching
9.8 x 7.3 cm (3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.908

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