PrintsDutch16th century

The Mercy

before 1580

Artists

Johannes WierixArtist

Pieter BaltensPublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 20.1 x 16.5 cm (7 15/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

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