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Drawing, The Spirit of Strength
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Adriaen Collaert. It is dated ca. 1595 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
Its dimensions are
8.2 × 10.3 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/16 in.)
It is inscribed
recto above left: "Samson fortitudinis" verso: "montano ... creste m dono 5 ... / le 8 petze ...ricesse e la ... / montano ... scudi 20 ... / a ragione di ..."
Cite this object as
Drawing, The Spirit of Strength; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper; 8.2 × 10.3 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2659