Identification title(s): gold weigher (variant without devils). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1906-3038. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: in a room, a woman weighs gold while a man writes down data on a piece of paper. Death, with an hourglass in his hand, watches the scene from a window. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: jan van der bruggen (mentioned on object), after a painting by: david teniers (ii) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: brussels (possible). Dating: 1659 - 1740. Physical features: mezzotint and engraving. Material: paper technique: mezzotint / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 263 mm × w 193 mm. Topic: what: weighing gold or moneypersonifications of death; 'morte' (ripa), handwriting, writing as activitydevil(s) and demons. Acquisition: purchase 1906. Date: between 1659 and 1740.
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