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Prudence

(Netherlandish, 1523–1605)
(Netherlandish, about 1553–1619)
(Netherlandish, 1537–1612)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 18.9 x 13.4 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 19.7 x 14.4 cm (7 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP6971
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, upper center: PRUDENTIA.; in recatangular space below main image: Prudentia servabit te, ut eruaris a via mala, et ab/homine qui perversa loquitur. Proverb.2./4
ProvenanceFranz Jozef von Enzenberg (1802-1879, Innsbruck); Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York); from whom purchased by the MFA November 1897
Johannes Stradanus
Johannes Stradanus
Johannes Stradanus
Johannes Stradanus
Johannes Stradanus
Engraving in Copper
Johannes Stradanus
about 1600
Distillation
Johannes Stradanus
about 1600
Gunpowder
Johannes Stradanus
about 1600
Oil Painting
Johannes Stradanus
about 1600
Printing of Books
Johannes Stradanus
about 1600