Chariton, the Hermit in a cave
Maker
(artist)
1532-1603
(engraver)
1560/1 - 1628 or 32 (Life dates)
1532-1603
(engraver)
1560/1 - 1628 or 32 (Life dates)
Title
Chariton, the Hermit in a cave
Date of Production
1594
Dimensions
Height: 16.8 cm
Width: 20.2 cm
Width: 20.2 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.2644
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower left, within image: “R. Sadeler fec. M. de Vos invent. //”; lower margin: “Iconius CHARITON vinclis & carcere miSsus / Se nemorum properat claudere carceribus. / Dura Silex nectar sitienti dulce proponat; / Namqz solent Diuum saxa mouere preces. / 1 //”.
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