The Septizonium and the Colosseum, probably 1550

Not on View

Views of Roman Ruins: pl. P [Hollstein 22-46]

etching on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.4 x 32 cm (8 13/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Hollstein, no. 38

1994.80.18

Hieronymus Cock (artist) Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

upper left in plate: .P.; upper center in plate: SEPTIZONII SEVERI IMP CVM CONTIGVIS / RVINIS, PROSPECTVS VNVS,; lower right in plate: COCK.F.

(sale, Christie's, London, 29 November 1994, no. 53); (Christopher Mendez, London via David Tunick, New York); purchased 1994 by NGA.

Mendez, Christopher
Tunick, Inc., David

2007: Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

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. 38.

1971: Riggs, Timothy A. "Hieronymus Cock: Printmaker and Publisher." Ph.D. diss., Yale University (1971): no. 17.