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Identification and Creation

Object Number
79.1995
People
Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, Dutch (1519 - 1590)
After Maarten van Heemskerck, Netherlandish (1498 - 1574)
Title
Tamar Brought to Execution, Showing Judah's Pledge
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Story of Judah and Tamar
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1549
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/233295

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
23.6 x 18.7 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, lower left, stamp, red ink: JU / NG [in square with beveled corners] [Lugt 3791, mark of Richard Jung]
  • collector's mark: verso, lower right, stamp, red ink: JU / NG [in square with beveled corners] [Lugt 3791, mark of Richard Jung]
  • inscription: verso, ink, in a fractur script: als Juuda tzamar um (?) (?) (?) brand (?) (?) sy (?) getoont dat sy (?) lidt (?) (?)
  • inscription: verso, graphite: als Juda Thamar om overspel wilde da Heeft zy getoont dat hij haer liet to ja
  • inscription: verso, graphite: H. 37

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Richard Jung (Lugt 3791), Fribourg-en-Brisgau. Private collection.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
N.H. 37 (Heemskerck)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan in honor of Susan Dackerman
Object Number
79.1995
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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