Image

Peter Paul Rubens

Old Woman and Boy with Candles

Description

Maker

Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), etcher
Paulus Pontius (Flemish, 1603-1658), engraver (printmaker)

Title

Old Woman and Boy with Candles

Year

late 1500s-mid 1600s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

Dimensions

24.1 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:inscribed in black ink in UL:W.S. in pencil in LR:240 - (illegible) Bryan/ Etched by RubensIn Plate-- inscribed in LL:Pet Paul. Rubenius invenit et. excud.; inscribed in LR:Cum priuile

Marks: William Sharp collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 2650)

Identification

State

ii/ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1130

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Exhibition of 17th Century Prints--Armor Gallery
Feb 19, 1948 – Apr 15, 1948

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Tombstone

Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), etcher
Paulus Pontius (Flemish, 1603-1658), engraver (printmaker)
Old Woman and Boy with Candles, late 1500s-mid 1600s
etching; engraving
24.1 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16 inches) (plate)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1130

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