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Print, Judith, from the series "Heroes of the Old Testament"

This is a Print. It was engraved by Jacob Matham and after Hendrik Goltzius. It is dated ca. 1590. Its medium is engraving on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

26.2 x 16.1 cm (10 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

The watermark consists of a double-headed eagle, unrecorded. Verso: Inscribed in pen and brown ink "J&G Bouchier 1780 [Lugt 284]

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right: "H.G. excud." Inscribed in the margin below the image: "Aspice, quid potuit Judith preclara virago?/ Quae capnt in palmis en Holofernis habet." followed by an engraved flourish. Verso: Inscribed in pen and brown ink "J&G Bouchier 1780 [Lugt 284].

Cite this object as

Print, Judith, from the series "Heroes of the Old Testament"; After Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlandish, 1558 – 1617); Engraved by Jacob Matham; Netherlands; engraving on off-white laid paper; 26.2 x 16.1 cm (10 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.) ; Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-111

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