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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1850,0223.253
Title
Object:
The Three Furies
Description
Frontispiece to John Robinson, 'The Triumph and Unity of Truth' (London, 1657): three Furies stand on the world, which breaks beneath them, attempting to blow out the sun with bellows; in front of the face of the sun is an open book lettered, "Verbu est tuum Veritas/John 17.17". Three lighted candles stand on the ground in front of the world. 1657 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Wenceslaus Hollar
After:
Francis Cleyn
School/style
British
Bohemian
German
Danish
Production date
1657
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
131 millimetres
(cropped)
Width:
92 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Pennington records a state lettered, "Fran: Cleyn delin W. Hollar fecit". A copy of Robinson's Triumph and Unity of Truth is in the British Library, E.1595/2
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700
(1631)
(Hollar)
Pennington 1982 / A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar
(605)
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(904)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mythical figure/creature
lamp/candle
Associated names
Illustration to:
John Robinson
Associated titles
Associated Title:
The Triumph and Unity of Truth
(1657)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Acquisition date
1850
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1850,0223.253