Horologia Ferrea (Iron Clocks)

c. 1590/1593

Workshop of Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Philip Galle

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

This is a drawing of a clockmaker's workshop. It depicts several individuals engaged in various tasks related to clockmaking. One person is crafting clock parts at a workbench, while another is examining a completed timepiece. The workshop is filled with tools, gears, and horological instruments, with detailed etchings. In the background, an open furnace is visible, with an assistant tending to its flames. Shelves display completed clocks or parts. The scene captures the complexity and precision of historical clockmaking, with structured architecture adding depth and historical context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.2 × 26.6 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.1 × 36.5 cm (10 11/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1579

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 327, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1952: Vol. VII, no. 415.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Stradanus, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2008, no. 327, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65512215

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