2. Emanuel van Meteren and his wife Hester van Corput, here
attributed to Joris Hoefnagel. 1576. Pen and ink, watercolour and
bodycolour on parchment, 19 by 27.8 cm. (From Comentarius by
Emanuel van Meteren; Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland
Public Library; MS 237).
Attributed works:
3. Petrus Gonsalvus and his wife, plate I from Animalia Rationalia
et Insecta (Fire), by Joris Hoefnagel. 1591–99. Watercolour and
bodycolour on parchment, 14.3 by 18.4 cm. (National Gallery of Art,
Washington).
Attributed works:
4. The daughter and son of Petrus Gonsalvus, plate II from Animalia
Rationalia et Insecta (Fire), by Joris Hoefnagel. 1591–99. Watercolour
and bodycolour on parchment, 14.3 by 18.4 cm. (National Gallery of Art,
Washington).
Attributed works:
5. Death’s head with ears of corn, by Joris Hoefnagel. 1575. Pen and
brown ink on paper, 19.1 by 12.2 cm. (From the Album Amicorum of
Emanuel van Meteren, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 68).
Attributed works:
6. Struggle between Avarice and Ambition, by Joris Hoefnagel. 1571. Pen
and ink, with watercolour, bodycolour and gold on parchment laid down on
paper laid down on panel, 16.7 by 21.4 cm. (Phoebus Foundation, Belgium).
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Fig.2.
Attributed works:
8. Detail of Fig.6, showing a portrait of a man, possibly Emanuel
van Meteren.
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