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"Drawing, Death of the Woman of Sestos [above]; Inscription [below]")
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Drawing, Death of the Woman of Sestos [above]; Inscription [below]
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and subject: Pliny the Elder. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is recto: pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper verso: black chalk. 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
14.3 x 9.8 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Recto, inscribed in pen and ink: "herten nidten lepre gattaparda conigli braca bovi lupo servire --- quaglia sanneche [?] anetre hocho haquila" "camisa 5 colarinini 7 calcette 3 paia calsa 3 paia una petzola una cuffea u(na) paia de linsola tavaglia 2 tavaglione 6 canobatia 2"
Cite this object as
Drawing, Death of the Woman of Sestos [above]; Inscription [below]; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Subject: Pliny the Elder (Roman, 23 - 79 CE); Italy; recto: pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper verso: black chalk; 14.3 x 9.8 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-144
