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Allegory of Virtue

Johannes Meyer the Younger  (Swiss, Zurich, 1655–1712, Zurich)

Date:
1692
Medium:
Graphite with touches of pen and black ink
Dimensions:
sheet: 3 11/16 x 5 7/16 in. (9.3 x 13.8 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007
Accession Number:
2007.223.34
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: In pen and black ink: Johann Meyer f.

    Inscription: Within image in the open book: Tugend und Kunst, Bhalt stendig gunst Dedication to Zoller at the lower right: [...] Junker [...] Hans Wilpert Zoller [...] zu frundlichen gedunkeln im Zürich. Im 12. September. † 1692

  • Provenance

    Hans Wilpert Zoller (Swiss, Zurich 1673–1757 Zurich); Wilhelm von Muralt- von Planta (1845–1937); Hans Rohr Buchhandlung und Antiquariat zum Oberdorf, Zurich ; Auktionshaus Stuker, Bern, November 28, 2006, no. 9060; Vendor: Galerie Arnoldi-Livie (Munich)

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