Title Page of the New Testament | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R1434
People: Claude Mellan, French (Abbeville 1598 - 1688 Paris)
Title: Title Page of the New Testament
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Titre-front. pour: [Bible. Nouveau Testament en grec.]
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 17th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/240840

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR[transcribed from original mount]: 2nd proof before the inscription on the tablet but
with M's name. First proof is before inscript.
within wreath and M's name at side of tablet. Not
in Nagler.

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii/iv
Standard Reference Number: Préaud 295; de Montaiglon 307

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R1434
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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