Terms and conditions of use
Saint Jerome reading in an Italian landscape
(c. 1653)
- Medium
- etching and drypoint
- Measurements
- 26.1 × 21.0 cm (plate) 26.8 × 21.6 cm (sheet)
- Catalogue/s Raisonné
- Bartsch 104; Hind 267 ii/ii; White & Boon 104 ii/ii; NHD 275 ii/ii
- Edition
- 2nd of 2 states
- Accession Number
- P157-1976
- Departments
- International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1977
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- Subjects (general)
- Human Figures Landscapes Religion and Mythology
- Subjects (specific)
- galeros hats Jerome, Saint lion (species) reading (activity) rural areas saints scholars
Watermarks
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- Watermark Form
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Strasbourg bend
- The Strasbourg bend watermark shows a fleur-de-lis above a shield with a bend (diagonal band), is named after the city Strasbourg and is also referred to as the Arms of Strasbourg. The watermark motif was in common use from the mid-15th century through to the 17th century.
- Watermark and variant description
- Strasbourg bend - variant D'.a.a. Shield with a double-banded ben (the arms of Strasbourg) and side scrolls, surmounted by a large fleur-de-lis. Central petal is rounded. A single band crosses the petals. No initials below the shield. Chain line through the centre of the watermark. No initials below the shield.
- Closely related watermark references
- Churchill 429 (1689).
- Completeness
- partial
- Chain Line Interval
- 27-29 mm
- Laid Line Frequency
- 11-12/cm
- Placement and spacing of wires
- 113 x 6 [23|22] x 7
- Wire Side
- recto
- Radiograph taken from
- verso
