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Object Type
print
Museum number
1877,0811.945
Description
Female figure, three-quarter length, seated, wearing a dress and belt, and reading a book; curtain in the background. Etching with engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Peter Oliver
Print made by:
Hendrik Goltzius
(formerly attributed)
School/style
British
Production date
1620-1647
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
108 millimetres
Width:
78 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment, see 2005.U.68 (the first state)
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(R45.III)
(Hendrick Goltzius; Rejected)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev John Burleigh James
(L.1425)
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(sale March - May 1877/3554)
Purchased through:
Goupil
Acquisition date
1877
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1877,0811.945