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Faith (Fides), plate 1 from "The Virtues" (reduced copy)

Engraver After Jacob Matham Netherlandish
After Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish
before 1652
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Faith (Fides), plate 1 from "The Virtues" (reduced copy)
  • Series/Portfolio: The Virtues
  • Engraver: After Jacob Matham (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1571–1631 Haarlem)
  • Artist: After Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem)
  • Publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher the Younger (Amsterdam 1587–Amsterdam 1652)
  • Date: before 1652
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (13.6 × 9.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.133
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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