The Prophet Jeremiah
early 1570s
Artist, Italian, 1520 - 1582

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 56 x 43 cm (22 1/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
sheet: 59.9 x 44.8 cm (23 9/16 x 17 5/8 in.) -
Accession
1985.57.4
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Catalogue Raisonné
Boorsch/Lewis 1985, no. 48, State iii/iv
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Earl Spencer (Lugt Supp.2341a)
Associated Names
Bibliography
1802
Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.
1985
Boorsch, Suzanne and Michal and R.E. Lewis. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.
Inscriptions
center in plate on tablet below Jeremiah's feet: HIEREMIAS; lower center in plate on pedestal below standing figure: Nic.o Van aelst formis / Romae; lower left verso in graphite: 7074
Watermarks
present but not identified
Wikidata ID
Q74069584