Geometria

Date1693

Artist/Maker Jacobus Gole 1693

MediumBlack and white mezzotint with black and white line engraving

DimensionsOH: 13 5/8" OW: 9"; Plate: H: 10" x W: 7 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1990-168,2

DescriptionLower margin reads: "I. Gole Fecit et excud: Amstelodami./ Cum Privilegio Ord: Joll: et west frisiae/ GEOMETRIA. / Ik meet den aerdbol, myn paaser kan niet missen./ Daarandre kosten, in hun poogen, raan en gissen./ La Prudence en tous lieux accompagne mes pas./ Et j'accorde toujours ma mesure au Compas."ProvenanceBefore 1990, W. Graham Arader III (New York, NY); 1990-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).