The Baptism of Christ
c.1584
Adriaen Collaert, after Hans Bol
Artist, Flemish, Flemish, 1560 - 1618
Publisher, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652
Artist After, Flemish, Flemish, 1534 - 1593
Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Funds from Ellen von Seggern Richter and Jan Paul Richter
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Dimensions
plate: 14.1 × 20.9 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
sheet: 15.5 × 22.1 cm (6 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.169.4
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Catalogue Raisonné
New Hollstein, no. 458, State ii/iii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Bubb Kuyper sale, Haarlem, 26 May 2023, lot. 5788); (Jurjens Fine Art, Amsterdam); purchased by NGA, 2023.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2025
Little Beasts: Art Wonder and the Natural World, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2025.
Bibliography
1993
The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2005: no. 458, state ii/iii; (Hans Bol, Ursula Mielke, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2015: no. 136, state ii/iii.
Inscriptions
in plate, in decorative margin below central image: Johannes bol inventor / Eduart ab hoeswin / CVisscher Exc.; in plate, at bottom right corner: 10