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Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)
anonymous, 1575 - 1599
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-2008-326
- Dimensionsheight 212 mm x width 147 mm
- Physical characteristicspen and dark-brown ink, with grey wash
Identification
Title(s)
Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)
Object type
Object number
RP-T-2008-326
Inscriptions / marks
inscription: ‘Physsalus’
Creation
Creation
draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands
Dating
1575 - 1599
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Material and technique
Physical description
pen and dark-brown ink, with grey wash
Dimensions
height 212 mm x width 147 mm
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Subject
Acquisition and rights
Copyright
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. 20. H. Engel, ‘Over enkele origineele teekeningen, naar welke houtblokken voor Dodonaeus’ cruydtboeck gesneden zijn’, Nederlands kruidkundig archief 53 (1943), p. 50.
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