Rape of the Sabines | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R4951
People: Aegidius Sadeler II, Flemish (Antwerp 1570 - 1629 Prague)
After Denys Calvaert, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium c. 1540 - 1619 Bologna, Italy)
Title: Rape of the Sabines
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 16th-17th century
Culture: Flemish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/241945

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 44.6 x 31.3 cm (17 9/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Sadler
inscription: lower right, outside design, printer's ink, engraved, signed, in artist's hand: E. (?) Sadler (?) [paper trimmed so that bottom half of inscription is lost]

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: W 75, H 147

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R4951
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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