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Rhine, The

Maker

Nikolaus Person (artist)
active 1668, died 1710 (Life dates)

Nikolaus Person (engraver)
active 1668, died 1710 (Life dates)

Title

Rhine, The

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 9.7 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.3333

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









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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : upper margin & recto : : VITA HOMINIS EST GURRICULUM AD AETERNITATEM D6 / RHEINFELS. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : within image & recto : : RHENUS FLUV //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin & recto : : Omnes qua fruimur miserando hov tempore vita currit ad aeternum. / Es eilet unsers lebens zeit, / Seschmindt geschwindt zur Ewigkeit. / Und ist kein weil drinsie steht still, / Sondern eilt zum Ewigen ziel. //

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