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Jacob Matham
Avaricecirca 1587

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Engraving of a cloaked female figure seen from behind, clutching money bags and vessels, with a tortoise at her feet and a Latin inscription below

Jacob Matham, Avarice, circa 1587, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wilder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jacob Matham
Title
Avarice
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1587
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 in. (29.21 × 20.32 cm) Image: 8 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (21.59 × 14.29 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wilder
Accession Number
77.2.3
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.

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