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The Entombment (illustration cut out of the book Humanae salutis monumenta, by Benidictus Arias Montanus, published by Chrisophe Plantin, Antwerp)
Hieronymus [Jerome] Wierix (Netherlandish, about 1553–1619)
Published by: Christophe Plantin (French (active in Netherlands), 1514–1589)
Published by: Christophe Plantin (French (active in Netherlands), 1514–1589)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.4 x 7.4 cm (4 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK4752
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Alvin 1631; Mauquoy-Hendrickx 2211A
Signed
Signed in plate, on tomb, lower left: HRW; and inscribed on stone, lower center: P.B
Marks
Verso, collector's stamp in light purple: R. KOEHLER [Lugt ?]; MFA stamp with accession number in ink: 4752
InscriptionsVerso, letterpress text from the book Humanae salutis monumenta, published by Christophe Plantin
ProvenanceSylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900), Boston; his gift to the MFA.