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Drawing, Scenes from the Life of the Virgin

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Adriaen Collaert and published by Adriaen Collaert. It is dated 1589 or before and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 19.2 × 13 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on recto at center with mark for The Cooper Union Museum (Lugt 457c).

It is inscribed

Recto, above right, numbered in pen and ink: "15" Verso, above left, numbered in pen and ink: "8" Verso, above right, numbered in pen and ink: "9" [changed from an 8]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Scenes from the Life of the Virgin; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper; H x W: 19.2 × 13 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-116

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