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The Wise Owl
Cornelis Bloemaert (Dutch, 1603–1684)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 22 x 18 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
George Reed Nutter Fund
Accession Number55.934
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Le Blanc 319
Marks
Watermark present
Lugt 282 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Lugt 282 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
InscriptionsWithin plate, bottom margin: "Wat baetkeers off bril, als den WL niet sien en Wil." ("What good is candle or glasses when the owl does not wish to see."); on prayer: "It concerns profit"; in Bible: "Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal."; below owl, above margin: "H. Bloemaert pinx. C. Bloemaert Sculpt excud."