M25956: The Walls of Babylon
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M25956
- People
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Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
After Maarten van Heemskerck, Netherlandish (1498 - 1574)
- Title
- The Walls of Babylon
- Other Titles
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Series/Book Title: The Eight Wonders of the World
Original Language Title: Babylonis Muri - Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1572
- Culture
- Flemish
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/69965
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- plate: 21.2 x 26.2 cm (8 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: PGalle fecit
- watermark: crowned eagle
- inscription: design, printer's ink, engraving: date, signature, attribution of design: 1572 PGalle fecit MHeemskerck Inuentor
- inscription: lower margin, printer's ink, engraving: plate number: 7.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- ii/ii
- Edition
- 2nd (Theodor Galle)
- Standard Reference Number
- H. 420, N.H. 484
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton in honor of Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon
- Accession Year
- 2004
- Object Number
- M25956
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/13/2022 - 12/14/2022
Verification Level
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