Study sheet with razor shells (Ensis arcuatus), stone-borers (Zirfaea Crispata), and white mussels (Barnea Candida)

anonymous, 1575 - 1599

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2008-328
  • Dimensionsheight 326 mm x width 212 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen and grey ink, with grey wash

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Study sheet with razor shells (Ensis arcuatus), stone-borers (Zirfaea Crispata), and white mussels (Barnea Candida)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2008-328

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1575 - 1599

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen and grey ink, with grey wash

  • Dimensions

    height 326 mm x width 212 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.

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