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Hendrik Hondius I

Portrait of Andreas Rivetus,

Description

Maker

  • Hendrik Hondius I

Title

Portrait of Andreas Rivetus

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Engraving on paper

Techniques

  • Engraving on paper

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 21.5 x 16.4 cm (8 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Greek inscription in UL:(see print); inscribed in UR:Henrieus Honduis fecit; inscribed around portrait:D. ANDREAS RIVETUS. SS THEOL. DOCT. ET PROFESSOR LUGD. BARTAVORUM AETATIS LIX.; dated in LC:1631; (four line Latin inscription) in LC:Enthea qua virtus... inscribed along bottom edge edge center:Cum privil.

Marks: George Usslaub collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 1221)Partial watermark:Half of a bird with it's wings spread.

Identification

State

2nd of 2

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Professor Alan S. Trueblood

Object Number

84.242.16

About

Portrait of Andreas Rivetus

In Plate--Greek inscription in UL:(see print); inscribed in UR:Henrieus Honduis fecit; inscribed around portrait:D. ANDREAS RIVETUS. SS THEOL. DOCT. ET PROFESSOR LUGD. BARTAVORUM AETATIS LIX.; dated in LC:1631; (four line Latin inscription) in LC:Enthea qua virtus... inscribed along bottom edge edge center:Cum privil.

Marks: George Usslaub collector mark in black ink on verso (Lugt 1221)Partial watermark:Half of a bird with it's wings spread.

2nd of 2

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 Portrait of Andreas Rivetus with the accession number of 84.242.16. 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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