Kingfish (Lampris guttatus)

Adriaen Coenen, after c. 1581

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2008-330
  • Dimensionsheight 213 mm x width 326 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen and grey ink, with grey wash

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Kingfish (Lampris guttatus)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2008-330

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘Die vinnen blauw/ die pleckē wit als aē een pladdijs’
    • inscription: ‘Anno 1581 Septeb die 6 repertus fuit hujuscemodo/ piscis ad littus maris prope Catwijck/ fuit longus pedes duos. Latus pede unu/ crassus palma. Piscis planus. Color ceruleus splendens/ in dorso color intensior qui sensī ad vētrē dilutior/ factus inferiore ventre ex ceruleo albens/ Maculae ī corpore argenteo nitore splendentes/ ac politū argētē referentes/ Pina ī dorso maior cū et minores/ tū cauda rubentes/ instar coralli coloris/ eiusdē quoque coloris ǭ ad branchias/ et duae ǭ sub ventre/ os parvū absque dentibus/ oculi pupilla nigra, iris alba/ Linea repanda secūdū/ spinā nigrans’
    • inscription: ‘Die vinnen ende steert coraal root/ die plecken ghelijck silver A C/ species Glauci piscis de/ quo vide Rondeletiū’

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Adriaen Coenen, Netherlands

  • Dating

    after c. 1581

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen and grey ink, with grey wash

  • Dimensions

    height 213 mm x width 326 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585); ? collection Christophe Plantin (1520-1589);{H. Engel, ‘Over enkele teekeningen, die eens Dodonaeus toebehoord hebben, waarbij de eerste koningsvisch (Lampris Luna) van de Europeesche kusten’, Zoöl. Med., 25 (1945), pp. 9-10.} …; collection J.Q. van Regteren Altena (1899-1980), Amsterdam; from his heirs to the museum (L. 2228), 2008{Transfer of ownership for payment of inheritance taxes 2008.}

Documentation

  • H. Engel, ‘Over enkele teekeningen, die eens Dodonaeus toebehoord hebben, waarbij de eerste koningsvisch (Lampris Luna) van de Europeesche kusten’, Zoöl. Med. 25 (1945), p. 15-16 pl. 3.

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