
Artist: Hendrick van Cleve or Hendrik van Cleve III (Flemish, 1525 - 1590/95).
Engraver: Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, 1560 - 1618).
Title: Landschap met obelisk (Landscape with obelisk).
Signed and Numbered in plate: Henri Cleven. inuent. Philipp Galle excud. l.r. overturned 2. [No.] 97 in ink u.r.
Dimensions: Platemark 7 1/4 x 9 3/4. Sheet 9 1/2" x 12 3/4". Mat 13" x 15 1/2".
Publisher: Philips Galle (Dutch, 1537 - 1612).
Edition: Regionum, rurium, fundorumque, varii at ove amoeni prospectus (series title) Antwerp.
Date: 1587.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Stains, spots. The mat is old and serves as a protection sheet only. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Landschappen met ruïnes (Landscapes with ruins). 2/10.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-1904-1758.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Flemish School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of The Rijksmuseum.