The Amorous Couple

Cornelis Pietersz Bega1642-64

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Title: The Amorous Couple
Creator: Cornelis Pietersz Bega (Dutch, 1631/32-1664)
Date Created: 1642-64
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 8 x 7.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Provenance: Peter Sylvester? (died 1718), London, stamp (Lugt 2110), verso, lower right, in black. unidentifed collector, stamp (Lugt 913), verso, lower left, in black. (L.A. v. Montmorillon, Munich, stamp (not in Lugt), lower right, in black). purchased from (Kennedy & Co., NY)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.542
Medium: etching with engraving
State of work: i or ii/ii
Inscriptions: VERSO, top center, in graphite: [Darthoh?] N° 2[5?] ; lower right quadrant, in graphite: Bega / Les Deux Amourex[upsidedown] ; lower left, in graphite: a53000 ; lower left, in graphite: a47128[crossed out] ; lower center, in graphite: 25. ; lower right, in graphite: [OUO?]/1540
Department: Prints
Culture: Netherlands, mid 17th century
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
Collection: PR - Etching
Accession Number: 1943.542

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