Image

RISDM 67-016.tif

Egidius Sadeler II

Portrait of Bartholomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of his Wife

Description

Maker

Egidius Sadeler II (Flemish, 1570-1629), designer

Title

Portrait of Bartholomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of his Wife

Year

late 1500s-mid 1600s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

29.4 x 41.4 cm (11 9/16 x 16 5/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil on bottom, right of center:(1600)Verso:in pencil, LR:Nº962; in brown ink, LR:HuberS.181.No.12.In Plate--In LC:Privatas lacrymas Bart. Spranger:Egid Sadeler miratus artem & amantem red amans, publicas fecit:&/eidem promutua beneuolentia dedicauit.Pragae Anno Seculari.; 3-line Latin inscription, LL:QVID ANTE...; 7-line Latin inscription, LR:ANIMVS...; 3-line Latin inscription, UR:MORS INIQVA,...; around portrait:CHRISTINA MVLLERINA... (see print for full inscriptions)

Marks: Watermark:illegible

Identification

State

i/ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

67.016

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

New Acquisitions 1966-1967
Sep 01, 1967 – Oct 29, 1967

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Egidius Sadeler II (Flemish, 1570-1629), designer
Portrait of Bartholomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of his Wife, late 1500s-mid 1600s
engraving
29.4 x 41.4 cm (11 9/16 x 16 5/16 inches) (plate)
Museum Membership Fund 67.016

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