Saint John the Baptist

Frederick Bloemaert

Artist, Dutch, 1610 or after - 1669 or after

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in two shades of brown with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.8 x 18.2 cm (5 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.2 x 18.5 cm (6 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2000.78.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roethlisberger 1993, no. 743, State (rejected attribution)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unknown private collector DvE (not in Lugt). (Emanuel von Bayer, London); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • Roethlisberger, Marcel G. Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons: Paintings and Prints. 2 vols. Doornspijk, 1993.

Inscriptions

recto: in block and in plate, at lower left: F. P.; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: DvE collector's stamp in purple (not in Lugt)

Watermarks

unidentified crest (not in Briquet, Heawood, Piccard; similar in form to Heawood 824)

Wikidata ID

Q75431164

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