Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder
Fortune de mer

AfterItalian (Florentine), 1494–1540
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Fortune de mer
Date1545–1546
MediumEtching on laid paper
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm) diameter
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Art + Paper 2023 and Exxon Mobil Foundation Matching Program on behalf of Dr. and Mrs. Craig S. Calvert at Art + Paper 2023
Object number2023.47
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
205 Vinson & Elkins Gallery
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1545-46; Private collection, France; [Galerie Martinez, Paris, France, as of 2022]; purchased by MFAH 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: 1262 [underlined] / Androuet du Cerceau [cursive] / "4030"
Watermark: Bunch of Grapes, dated around 1550-1580 [see Peter Fuhring, p. 45, fig. 42b]
Catalogue raisonnéNone

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