Sacrifice of Abraham

1551

Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 23.1 x 31.5 cm (9 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1992.4.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hubertus Michiel Montauban van Swijndrecht [1841-1929], Rotterdam (Lugt 396b); donated 1929 to the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (Lugt 700a; double); Pieter Willem van Doorne [1896-1971], Vreeland (Lugt 4731); (William Schab, New York); purchased by NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 Vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951: vol. IV (Cock), no. 8.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Abraham fily immolati= / onem parat. Cock fe

Wikidata ID

Q75118125

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