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

Joannes van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–about 1600)
Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–about 1584)
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (Netherlandish, about 1525–1569)
Hieronymus Cock (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 REQVIESCENTESProvenanceFriedrich 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)
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Joannes van Doetecum
about 1555–56