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Print (Etching)
Two Wrestlers
Romeyn de Hooghe
1670-1680
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Romeyn de Hooghe (Etcher)
Place of Origin
Amsterdam; North Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2004.0068.031
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Frank Henry Sommer, Ph.D.
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Object Number
2004.0068.031
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
Two Wrestlers
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Romeyn de Hooghe (Etcher)
Place of Origin
Amsterdam; North Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Date
1670-1680
Subject(s)
- Book illustration
- Sporting events
- Sports
- Sporting pictures
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
9 (H) x 7.2 (W) x 6.9 (Image H) x 5.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.8 (H) x 18.3 (W) x 17.4 (Image H) x 14.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 7.0 in. (17.7 cm). Plate W: 5.7 in. (14.6 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Probably published in Amsterdam in 1674 in one of the following two publications relating to the art of wrestling. Petter, Nicolaes, Klare Onderrichtinge der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, verhendelende hoemen in alle voorvallen van twist in handtgemennschap, sich kan höeden. (Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, 1674). or Petter, Nicolaes, Der Künst Ringer: oder Dess weyland wolgeübeten und berühmten Ring-Meisters. (Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, 1674).