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Holy Family

Maker

(artist)
1599-1641

(draughtsman)
1683-1761

(engraver)
1683-1761

(publisher)
1675-1750 (Life dates)

Title

Holy Family

Date of Production

ca. 1728-1733

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 22.7 cm
Width: 16.6 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.2966.130

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

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, black ink: "Gloria Belgarum pinxit quod Deykius olim, // Hic notat in Cyprio sculptilis oere labor. // Josephum, IESUMque legis, vultumq's Mariae, // Lueis majus capiunt orbis et astra nihil. // Cum seniore Puer ludit, seniorque Puello // Blanditur: faciem miscet utramque lepor. // Lude, Puer divine, genas frontentque serena! //Luippe decent parvas otia parva manus. // Vos mortale genus, non semper ludere Numen // Credite; miscentur seria soepe jocis. // Ita vovet ex animo // GODEFRIDUS, Monasterij // Gottwicensis Ord.S.P.Benedicto // in Austria Inferiore Abbas. // Anno a partu Virginis // MDCCXXXIII. // Je Prenner, del. et Inci: // O utinam vultu, quo ridet clandulus Infans, // Austriadum cunas Prole jocante ceet! // Luderet Ascanius patria si parvulus aula! // Lux stirpis, votum CAESARIS, orbis amor. // Tot faceret CAROLO solatia regius Haeres, // Quot tu Josepho, Pusio belle, facis. // Tu Joseph, tu casta Parens, orate Puellum, // Vagiat ut Soboles CAESARE nata Patre. // Vagiat! iste sonus, tenero licet ore veniret, // Hostilus incuteret, Marte tacente, metum."; lower centre edge, graphite: "1".

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