PrintsDutch19th century

The Felix Meritis Society: The Physics Hall

1801

Artists

Reinier VinkelesArtist

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers IArtist after

Jacques KuyperArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and engraving

Medium

Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 37.2 × 51.1 cm (14 5/8 × 20 1/8 in.) plate: 44 × 55 cm (17 5/16 × 21 5/8 in.) sheet: 50.7 × 67 cm (19 15/16 × 26 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, November 28, 2018, lot 5366], sold; to [C. G. Boerner, LLC, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

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