id:			123405
accession number:	1943.635
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.635
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:57.264000

The Witch (Night Piece), 1626. Jan van de Velde (Dutch, 1620–1662). Engraving; framed: 39.4 x 51.6 cm (15 1/2 x 20 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1943.635

title:				The Witch (Night Piece)
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creation date:			1626
creation date earliest:		1626
creation date latest:		1626
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
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culture:	Netherlands
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein XXXIII.53.152

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CREATORS

* Jan van de Velde (Dutch, 1620–1662)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 39.4 x 51.6 cm (15 1/2 x 20 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Dutch Painting, The Golden Age
	opening date:   1955-01-05T05:00:00
	<i>Dutch Painting, The Golden Age</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 27, 1955).

	title:		Old Master Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1966-07-29T04:00:00
	<i>Old Master Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).

	title:		Seventeenth Century Netherlandish Graphics
	opening date:   1982-04-27T04:00:00
	<i>Seventeenth Century Netherlandish Graphics</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-August 1, 1982).

	title:		Nocturnal Impressions
	opening date:   1985-02-20T05:00:00
	<i>Nocturnal Impressions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-May 12, 1985).

	title:		Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

	title:		The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa's Scenes of Witchcraft
	opening date:   2015-02-15T00:00:00
	<i>The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa's Scenes of Witchcraft</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 15-June 14, 2015).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (2/15/2015 - 6/14/2015); "The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa\'s Scenes of Witchcraft"', 'opening_date': '2015-02-15T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	William Bell Scott
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	 M. Knoedler & Co.
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	William Bell Scott; (M. Knoedler & Co.)
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