Artist
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)Dutch, 1558–1617
CultureDutch
Titles
- Erato (the Muse of Erotic Poetry and Pantomine), Plate 7
- from the series The Nine Muses
Date1592
MediumEngraving on laid paper, state II/V
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.8 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the members of the Prints and Drawings Subcommittee in memory of Dr. Marjorie G. Horning and the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Fund
Object number2020.54.7
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
204 Tatkon Gallery
Exposé
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Department
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Numbered and signed in ink, in plate, bottom: 7 / HG Fecit.
Recto: Inscribed in ink, lower margin: Nomen amoris ... / ... Erato, ... / ... Boreq[ue] Nothiq[ue]. / F.E.
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left: 2579 [encircled]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom center: B152
Recto: Inscribed in ink, lower margin: Nomen amoris ... / ... Erato, ... / ... Boreq[ue] Nothiq[ue]. / F.E.
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left: 2579 [encircled]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom center: B152
Verso: Collection Stamp in blue ink, bottom center: Kupferstichsammlung Loening [encircled] [Lugt 4807]
Verso: Watermark, bottom center: Crowned shield with fleur-de-lis [partial]
Verso: Watermark, bottom center: Crowned shield with fleur-de-lis [partial]
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 146-154; Hollstein 148-156; New Hollstein 129 II/IV; 130-131, 133, 135-136 II/III; 132, 134, 137 I/II (first edition published by Goltzius; four subsequent editions are listed)
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Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.1
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.2
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.8
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.9
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.4
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.5
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.6
Hendrick Goltzius
1592
Engraving on laid paper, state II/V
2020.54.3
