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Christ as a Child Blessing, with Globe and Snake

Paulus Pontius and Sir Anthony van Dyck

Christ as a Child Blessing, with Globe and Snake

1624-1657

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Christ as a Child Blessing, with Globe and Snake

1624-1657

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 518 x 390 mm. (20 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.) Plate: 479 x 350 mm. (18 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.) Image: 465 x 347 mm. (18 5/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.233

Inscribed: Recto: Below image, left corner: "Ant. van Dÿck pinxit."; below image, at left: "Crux Domini victrix domito super orbe triumpbat: / Et stÿgis et colubri sub pede virus habet."; below image, center: "Paulus Pontius Sculpsit."; below image, at right: "Tuquoq sume crucem, cælo duce, miles IESV: / Nec caro, quæ vincat, nec ferus hostis erit."; below plate, right corner, in graphite: "7333 [in diamond]"

Markings: CM: Claghorn

Artist

Paulus Pontius

1602–1657

Flemish, 1603-1658
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Artist

Sir Anthony van Dyck

1598–1640

Flemish, 1599-1641
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