Vanitasstilleven in een nis, RP-P-H-1086, Wallerant Vaillant, between 1658 and 1677

Identificationtitle(s): vanitas still life in a niche. Object type: print object number: rp-p-h-1086. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 158. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 10 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 11. Description: still life in a niche with a skull on a book and a smoking candle in a candlestick. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: wallerant vaillant (mentioned on object). Dating: 1658 - 1677. Physical characteristics: mezzotint. Material: paper technique: mezzotint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 176 mm × w 130 mm. Subject: what: 'vanitas' still life skull as symbol of 'vanitas'candlebook. Credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan. Date: between 1658 and 1677.