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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
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.