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Soldiers at Rest (Milites Reqviescentes; from The Large Landscapes series)

(Netherlandish, active 1554–about 1600)
(Netherlandish, active 1554–about 1584)
(Netherlandish, about 1525–1569)
(Netherlandish, 1510–1570)
about 1555–56
Medium/TechniqueEngraving and etching
DimensionsPlatemark: 32.8 x 42.8 cm (12 15/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 33 x 43.8 cm (13 x 17 1/4 in.)
Credit LinePurchased from Special Print Fund
Accession number29.1880
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, lower margin: MILITES REQVIESCENTES
ProvenanceFriedrich August II, King of Saxony (b. 1797 - d. 1854). November 15-16, 1928, his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, lot 133. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. (dealer), London; February, 1929 purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. by the MFA. (Accession Date: February 1, 1929)
Restricted: For reference only
Joannes van Doetecum
about 1555–56