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The Nine Worthies of the World

Print
1590-1615 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Crispijn De Passe (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Cologne (Published)
Utrecht (Published)

Plate 6.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Nine Worthies of the World (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Crispin van de Passe the elder, Judas Maccebeus. One of five plates from a suite of nine showing portrait busts of the nine worthies of the world within decorative frames. Durtch, 1590-1615.
Physical description
Plate 6.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 9.5cm
  • Cut to width: 7.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the lower centre within a cartouche below the portrait: 'Iudas / Machabeus / = Crisp V pas / inuent'
  • Numbered '6' in the lower centre of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Franken, D. L'Oeuvre gravé des van de Passe (Paris: F. Muller et Cie, 1881), nos.185.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1964): vol. XV, no.349.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1539-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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