Print made by Paulus Pontius, 1603–1658, Flemish, Gustavus Adolphus, ca. 1635
- Title:
- Gustavus Adolphus
- Additional Title(s):
- Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1635
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 15 × 10 7/8 inches (38.1 × 27.6 cm), Sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 5/8 inches (26.8 × 19.4 cm), Plate: 9 3/4 × 7 inches (24.8 × 17.8 cm), Image: 8 11/16 × 6 7/8 inches (22.1 × 17.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "W.51 | 3 state | Very Rare"; center left: "4 states"; lower center: "ex c.24962"; inscribed on mount in pen and black ink, lower left: "W.51 (3rd state)"; in graphite, upper left: "Watermark 5 ([...]) | 1650-55 | King of Sweden | 4 states | Very Rare"; lower center: "A"
Watermark: Foolscap; collector's mark: George Ambrose Cardew (Lugt 1134)
Lettered, lower center: "GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS D.G. REX SVEC. GOTH: | ET VAND, MAGNUS PRINCEPS FINLANDIÆ DUX ETC. | Ant van Dyck pinxit | G.H."; lettered, lower left: "Paul Pontius Sculp."; lettered, lower right: "Cum privilegio"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10464
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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