Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)

anonymous, 1575 - 1599

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2008-326
  • Dimensionsheight 212 mm x width 147 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen and dark-brown ink, with grey wash

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2008-326

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘Physsalus’

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1575 - 1599

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen and dark-brown ink, with grey wash

  • Dimensions

    height 212 mm x width 147 mm

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  • Subject

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. 20. H. Engel, ‘Over enkele origineele teekeningen, naar welke houtblokken voor Dodonaeus’ cruydtboeck gesneden zijn’, Nederlands kruidkundig archief 53 (1943), p. 50.

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