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Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert
The Third Excuse: the Man who Married a Wife1559

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper, four figures on a stone terrace: a woman in flowing robes, a man in ornate plate armor, a seated noblewoman in embroidered gown, and a statue-like nude figure; Latin inscription below

Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert, The Third Excuse: the Man who Married a Wife, 1559, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert
Title
The Third Excuse: the Man who Married a Wife
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1559
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 11 5/8 in. (25.4 × 29.53 cm) Image: 8 1/8 × 9 7/8 in. (20.64 × 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
M.82.120.1c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.