Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others
Allegory of Silence
c. 1670
Scroll
- Artist: Gerard de Lairesse
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher I
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher II
- Publisher: Gerard Valck
Allegory of Silence
c. 1670
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 230 x 324 mm. (9 1/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
Plate: 184 x 264 mm. (7 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series
Opus Elegantissimum
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.1377
Signed: 1
Inscribed: Monogrammed in trompe-l'oeil on stone surface beneath lamp at center right: "G L . F" Below image: "Eximia est virtus præstare silentia rebus: At contra gravis est culpa, tacenda Loqui:" Lower left corner: "52" Along bottom left of image: "G. Lairesse invent: et Sculp:" Along bottom right of image: "N. Visscher exc: cum Privil:" Beneath plate mark at left in graphite: "LB 297 / Nag 71"
Markings: WM: Cross within a rosary or loop chain
