Hirah the Adullamite with the Kid, Inquiring for the Harlot

Maarten van Heemskerckca. 1566

Details

Title: Hirah the Adullamite with the Kid, Inquiring for the Harlot
Creator: Herman Jansz. Muller after Maerten van Heemskerck
Date Created: ca. 1566
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower right: “MHeemskerck Inven HMV, fe.” (with MH and HMV interlaced); numbered, lower right of center
Set or Series Title: The Story of Judah and Tamar
Print State: First of two states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1960
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Indecipherable
Keywords: Bible, Old Testament, religions, religious art, series (groups)
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Before the name of publisher, first edition of three
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 208 mm x 260 mm (8.19 in. x 10.24 in.). Sheet dimensions: 278 mm x 380 mm (10.94 in. x 14.96 in.).
Bibliography: New Hollstein 40 (part 1, 51); H. 424–427 (vol. 8, p. 246)
Associated People: Created by Herman Jansz. Muller (Dutch, ca. 1540 - 1617), After Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)
Accession Number: 1960.30.4.2

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