Johannes Sadeler I
A House of Ill-Fame

ArtistNetherlandish, 1550–1600
CultureFlemish
Titles
  • A House of Ill-Fame
Date1588
MediumEngraving on laid paper, state I/I
DimensionsPlate: 15 1/16 × 18 in. (38.3 × 45.7 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 x 19 7/16 in. (40 x 49.4 cm)
Mat: 18 1/2 x 22 in. (47 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number74.52
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "History of Prints," Longview Museum and Arts Center, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, 16 December 1974 - 4 April 1975. (LN:74.22)

Exhibited: "Antwerp's Golden Age," Rice University, 8 February - 23 March 1975. (LN:75.3)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Lettered in Latin in lower margin: "Vinvm ... neqvam. Sirach 19.".
Signed and dated in lower centre of impression: "Jodoc: a Wing / figuravit. 1588" and "Joan. Sadeler Serenisimi / Bavariæ Ducis chalcograph. fe:".

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