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The Amorous Couple
Cornelis Pietersz Bega1642-64
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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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