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The King Cancelling his Servant's Debt, from the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, bound in "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"

Designer After Gerard van Groeningen Netherlandish
Publisher Gerard de Jode Netherlandish
1585
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The King Cancelling his Servant's Debt, from the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, bound in "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"
  • Series/Portfolio: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
  • Engraver: Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
  • Designer: After Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
  • Publisher: Gerard de Jode (Netherlandish, 1509/17–1591)
  • Date: 1585
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Book (closed): 11 7/8 × 15 3/8 × 2 1/16 in. (30.2 × 39 × 5.3 cm)
    Plate: 7 3/4 × 9 13/16 in. (19.7 × 24.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.601.335(130)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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