Hieronymus Wierix

The Sea Monster

Maker

Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619), printmaker
After Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), engraver (printmaker)

Title

The Sea Monster

Year

late 1500s-early 1600s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 16.8 x 18.3 cm (6 5/8 x 7 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil inscribed in LL:R. Goldberg(underlined)/A-1; inscribed in LC:13 3/8x16; inscribed in red pencil in LR:2.50In Plate--AD (D below larger A, Durer's monogram)

Marks: Partial watermark:(Griffin)Unidentified collector mark in black ink on verso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Richard Brown Scandrett

Object Number

80.164

Type

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Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, ca. 1553-1619), printmaker
After Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), engraver (printmaker)
The Sea Monster, late 1500s-early 1600s
Engraving on light weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 16.8 x 18.3 cm (6 5/8 x 7 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Richard Brown Scandrett 80.164

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