Artist: Karel van Mander I (Dutch, 1548–1606). His drawing related to the engraving (Ink, wash, black chalk) was sold at Sotheby's, London, United Kingdom on 06 Jul 1992.
Engraver: Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565 – 1629);
attributed to Zacharias Dolendo (Dutch, 1561-c.1600), pupil of de Gheyn who often provided designs for and published his engravings.
Title: Manasseh (story of Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chronicles 33:1-20).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Lettered on stocks at angle "KVMand [] inue [] DGeÿn excuse." No. 2 l.l. Unidentified quotation from Hugo Grotius below the image.
Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" (trimmed within borderline)
Publisher: Jacques de Gheyn II.
Publisher: Michael Colyn or Michiel Colijn (Rijksmuseum's copy).
Date: 1595 (circa).
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
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: Scratches, stains, grease, foxing. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: No. 2 of 8 prints from the series Eight Repentant Sinners from the Old and New Testament.
Museums and Libraries: The Yale University Art Gallery 2011.53.1.132. The Rijksmuseum RP-P-1877-A-345. The British Museum D,5.81.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entries of similar items from the British Museum, The Yale University Art Gallery, and The Rijksmuseum collections.