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The Alliance of Athena and Mercury (Hermathena),

1588

Jacob Matham, 1571–1631; born and died Haarlem, Netherlands
after Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1981-30

Information

Title
The Alliance of Athena and Mercury (Hermathena)
Dates

1588

Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 29.7 × 20.8 cm (11 11/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1981-30
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Numbered, lower left corner: 4. Signed in plate, lower center: HG. excud. Four lines of Latin in two columns in lower margin: Haec Patris e cerebro...doctis numina sacra viris.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector stamps in brown and green inks, verso center: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Veste Coburg (Lugt 451a) Collector stamp in blue ink, verso lower right: J.H. Jurriaanse (Lugt 1403b) Watermark: fleur-de-lis in an escutcheon, +4/WR below
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 281; Hollstein 240; New Hollstein 644
Culture
Materials