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Harbour of Heraklion: P.1805-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Harbour of Heraklion
Views of Malta and Crete

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vorsterman, Lucas II
Draughtsman: Peeters, Jan I (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1645 - 1660

Note

II/II.

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 114 mm Width 275 mm
Sheet Height 124 mm Width 277 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ioannes Peeters delineavit. ex.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Canea.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Lucas Vorstermans fecit.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

  • Text: Strasbourg lily
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1805-1991
Primary reference Number: 86210
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 58 II/II
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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