PrintsNetherlandish16th-17th century

Mars

c. 1600

Artists

Crispijn de Passe IArtist

Maerten de VosArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 25 x 18.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.) sheet: 32.4 x 23.8 cm (12 3/4 x 9 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011. Notes: Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

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