Sic itur ad astra scilicet (This is the way to heaven, of course)

Details

• Title

  Sic itur ad astra scilicet (This is the way to heaven, of course)

• Artist/maker

  attributed to Romeyn de Hooghe (1645 - 1708) (printmaker)

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  1688

• Material and technique

  etching and letterpress

• Object type

  communications equipment › broadside;

  visual representation › print › satirical print;

  visual representation › print

• Dimensions

  plate 30.7 x 41.8 cm trimmed (height x width)
  sheet 56.1 x 41.8 cm approx (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA2003.Douce.2603

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