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Print, Ammon Begs the King to Summon his Sister Thamar

This is a Print. It was designed by Martin Van Heemskerk and print maker: Philips Galle. It is dated 1559 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is engraving on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 24.9 x 31.5 cm (9 13/16 x 12 3/8 in.) Platemark: 20.4 x 24.8 cm (8 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

M. Heemskerk inventor, Phillipus Galle fecit. No.1

Cite this object as

Print, Ammon Begs the King to Summon his Sister Thamar; Designed by Martin Van Heemskerk (Netherlandish, 1498 - 1574); Print Maker: Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); Netherlands; engraving on off-white laid paper; Sheet: 24.9 x 31.5 cm (9 13/16 x 12 3/8 in.) Platemark: 20.4 x 24.8 cm (8 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.); 1947-124-4

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