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Johannes Sadeler I
Jonah Thrown to the Whalecirca 1582

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting figures on a storm-tossed ship with a large whale surging beneath, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines with Latin text below

Johannes Sadeler I, Jonah Thrown to the Whale, circa 1582, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Johannes Sadeler I
Title
Jonah Thrown to the Whale
Place Made
Flanders
Date Made
circa 1582
Medium
Engraving, laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.77 × 20 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (23.81 × 19.69 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
M.82.120.2
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.