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Crispin van de Passe, Sr. (Netherlandish, 1564–1637)
Publisher: Crispin van de Passe, Sr. (Netherlandish, 1564–1637)
Publisher: Crispin van de Passe, Sr. (Netherlandish, 1564–1637)
1601
Medium/Technique
Set of eight engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 21.5 x 5.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number50.6.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
Antwerp: Crispin de Passe, 1601
Catalogue Raisonné
Franken 1220-1227; Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, 619-626
Description(Antwerp: Crispin van de Passe, 1601) Folio; eight leaves; original gilt-stamped armorial green vellum binding (green cloth box). BOUND with: 50.6.1-9 and .11-.15 (Hoffmann album)
Eight oval allegorical personifications of virtues (Faith, strength, courage, vanity, etc.), within decorative borders
Eight oval allegorical personifications of virtues (Faith, strength, courage, vanity, etc.), within decorative borders
ProvenanceFerdinand Hoffmann von Grünpichl-Strechau (b. 1540 -d. 1607), Prague; given by Ferdinand Hoffmann to his wife, Margaretha von Harrach; by descent through the Counts Harrach to the Hradec Library, Czech Republic. 1950, sold by William H. Schab, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1950)