Theodor de Bry

De Hoopman van Weisheyt, Le Capitaine Prudent

Maker

Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, 1528-1598), designer
Jeremias Wolff (German, b. ca. 1663 - d. 1724), publisher

Title

De Hoopman van Weisheyt, Le Capitaine Prudent

Year

1500s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches) (diameter) plate/image

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--titled around portrait at top:DE HOOPMAN VAN WEISHEYT/LE CAPITAINE PRVDENT ;signed, LL of portrait:THE DE BRI·F·ET·EX ; inscribed, LR of portrait:J. Wolff exc. ; inscribed, top of ring around portrait:De Dieu vient toute sapience/ c'est de luy seul quelle comence ; inscribed, LL of outer ring around portrait:Se vray commencement dicelle/C'est craindre Dieu d[u with line above] ard[a with line above]t zele ; inscribed, LR of outer ring:Et demeure infailliblement/Avec lu[y with ·· above] eternellment

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

47.135

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, 1528-1598), designer
Jeremias Wolff (German, b. ca. 1663 - d. 1724), publisher
De Hoopman van Weisheyt, Le Capitaine Prudent, 1500s
engraving
11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches) (diameter) plate/image
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 47.135

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