Icarus, by Hendrik Goltzius, after Cornelius van Haarlem

An image of Icarus: The Four Disgracers. Goltzius, Hendrik (Dutch, 1558-1617). After Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis (Dutch, 1562-1638). Engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, width, sheet, 332 mm, 1588. Notes: One of a set of four plates.

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Icarus: The Four Disgracers. Goltzius, Hendrik (Dutch, 1558-1617). After Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis (Dutch, 1562-1638). Engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, width, sheet, 332 mm, 1588. Notes: One of a set of four plates.

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Accession Number: P.199-1990
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1016 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 212.88kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:03:27 16:39:49

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