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Peter Paul Rubens

Old Woman and Boy with Candles,

Description

Maker

  • Peter Paul Rubens
  • Paulus Pontius

Title

Old Woman and Boy with Candles

Medium

etching, engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching,
  • engraving

Techniques

  • etching,
  • engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream laid paper

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1130

About

Old Woman and Boy with Candles

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)

ii/ii

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Exhibition of 17th Century Prints--Armor Gallery

February 19 - April 15, 1948

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Old Woman and Boy with Candles with the accession number of 13.1130. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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