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Intelligence (from The Virtues series, 1 of 8 plates)
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–1578)
Designed by: Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519 or 1520–1570)
Designed by: Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519 or 1520–1570)
1560
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 28.3 x 18.3 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Katherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession Number65.985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish, vol. VI, F. Floris) nos. 78-82 [the Virtues] (I/I); Bierens de Haan 242, only state; Hollstein 242, only state; Illustrated Bartsch 242; New Hollstein 144, only state
Marks
Watermark: device with crown and initial "C"; verso, lower center, MFA stamp in brown ink (Lugt 282)
Provenance1965, sold by Craddock and Barnard, London to the MFA for $5.60. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)