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CALABER

Print
late 16th century - early 17th century (designed), late 16th century - mid 17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'CALABER'. A horse, wearing a noseband-less bridle, viewed in profile, looking to the left of the image. It is standing on a hillside and in the distance a town can be seen, with a plume of smoke rising from the right of the image. The title is lettered in the centre at the top of the image. The sheet is attached to a larger piece of laid paper.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCALABER
Materials and techniques
Intaglio print on laid paper
Brief description
'CALABER'. A horse, wearing a noseband-less bridle, viewed in profile, looking to the left of the image. Intaglio print on laid paper. By Hendrick Goltzius. Late 16th - mid-17th century.
Physical description
'CALABER'. A horse, wearing a noseband-less bridle, viewed in profile, looking to the left of the image. It is standing on a hillside and in the distance a town can be seen, with a plume of smoke rising from the right of the image. The title is lettered in the centre at the top of the image. The sheet is attached to a larger piece of laid paper.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 20cm
  • Sheet width: 26.7cm
Measured by DH 20/11/2010 NB: The print appears to have been trimmed to the edges of the plate impression and the edges are slightly irregular.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CALABER' (Title, lettered in centre at top of image.)
  • 'HGioltzius fec.' (Along bottom-right edge of image, the H and G overlapping.)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
15607:1

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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