Study of an angelshark (Squatina squatina)

anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1599

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2008-331
  • Dimensionsheight 326 mm x width 215 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen and grey ink, with grey wash

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Study of an angelshark (Squatina squatina)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2008-331

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘Schoervisch/ squatina’
    • watermark
    • inscription: ‘Galeus III*/1 speerhaije/ 2 asselhaije/ ex cujis cute/ vide et capuli fiunt manubris/ 3 gemeyn haije/ sic […] (?) auctor Libri’
    • inscription: ‘ēn asselhaije/ die niet rouw en es/ scuerhaije die heel/ rouw es/ Squatina haec ī corpore fetus pisces/ gignit et vivos parit/ sic auctor libri’
    • inscription: ‘Squatinae duo feruntur esse genera/ unū leve/ alterū asperū, cute dura et aspera, ex/ qua manubria ensiū fiunt/ aspera autē squatina spinos e medio/ dorso erigit longas digitū quatuor decim/ duras et pungentes/ sic Raiptolomeus (?)’

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1575 - c. 1599

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen and grey ink, with grey wash

  • Dimensions

    height 326 mm x width 215 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585); ? collection Christophe Plantin (1520-1589);{H. Engel, ‘Over enkele teekeningen, die eens Dodonaeus toebehoord hebben, waarbij de eerste koningsvisch (Lampris Luna) van de Europeesche kusten’, Zoöl. Med., 25 (1945), pp. 9-10.} …; collection J.Q. van Regteren Altena (1899-1980), Amsterdam; from his heirs to the museum (L. 2228), 2008{Transfer of ownership for payment of inheritance taxes 2008.}

Documentation

  • H. Engel, ‘Over enkele teekeningen, die eens Dodonaeus toebehoord hebben, waarbij de eerste koningsvisch (Lampris Luna) van de Europeesche kusten’, Zoöl. Med. 25 (1945), p. 17-18.

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