Christoffel van Sichem I
Petrus Ramus

Petrus Ramus

Public Domain

Petrus Ramus
ArtistNetherlandish, 1546–1624
ArtistNetherlandish, died after 1604
CultureNetherlandish
Titles
  • Petrus Ramus
Datec. 1600
Made inAmsterdam, Netherlands
MediumEngraving on laid paper
DimensionsPlate or block: 4 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (11.4 × 8.8 cm)
 Sheet: 8 3/16 × 6 3/8 in. (20.8 × 16.2 cm)
 Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2015.4
Not on view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[Laurentius Old Master Prints Collection, Zeeland, The Netherlands]; [The Prints Collector, Zeeland]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2015.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In plate:
In arch above portrait, Ramus's name, age, and motto.
UL, Mortuus 1572
Underneath portrait, four lines, Rame… Vires by R.S.V.
Underneath the globe, CVSichem sculp. et ex.
LL sheet, KVSichem sculpsit, et excude.

Watermark: Basle Crozier
Catalogue raisonnéPortrait, Hollstein 28 Borderline, Hollstein 18

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