The Martyrdom of St Agatha
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Title
The Martyrdom of St Agatha
Description
The Martyrdom of St Agatha; centre, St Agatha tied to a column with her breasts exposed, to the left and r, an excutioner approaches with a pair of shears; in the foreground, another man kindles a fire, a crown and veil lie on the ground
Engraving
Height: Height: 253 millimetres
Width: Width: 184 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Lettered in cartouche within image: 'S. AGATHA VIRGO / ET MARTYR.' Lettered below image: 'VENERABILI AC RELIGIOSAE VIRGINI PRVDENTIAE...PHILIPPVS GALLEAUS, IN AEMVLATIONIS, AD EIVSDEM / SANCTAE PIETATEM ET VIRTVTES STIMVLVM LVBENS DEDICAT.'
Engraving
Height: Height: 253 millimetres
Width: Width: 184 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Lettered in cartouche within image: 'S. AGATHA VIRGO / ET MARTYR.' Lettered below image: 'VENERABILI AC RELIGIOSAE VIRGINI PRVDENTIAE...PHILIPPVS GALLEAUS, IN AEMVLATIONIS, AD EIVSDEM / SANCTAE PIETATEM ET VIRTVTES STIMVLVM LVBENS DEDICAT.'
Creator
After: Jan van der Straet
Print made by: Antonius Wierix
Published by: Philips Galle
Print made by: Antonius Wierix
Published by: Philips Galle
Source
British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1957-0413-224
Previous owner/ex-collection: Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland (Courtier. In 1750 succeeded her father, Algernon Seymour as Baroness Percy while her husband, Sir Hugh Smithson (q.v.) succeeded him as Earl of Northumberland and assumed the name Percy; in 1766, he was created Duke of Northumberland.)
for more items that she owned: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG158120
acquisitioned 1957
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1957-0413-224
Previous owner/ex-collection: Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland (Courtier. In 1750 succeeded her father, Algernon Seymour as Baroness Percy while her husband, Sir Hugh Smithson (q.v.) succeeded him as Earl of Northumberland and assumed the name Percy; in 1766, he was created Duke of Northumberland.)
for more items that she owned: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG158120
acquisitioned 1957
Publisher
Flemish
Published in: Antwerp (city)
Europe: Belgium: Flemish Region: Antwerp (province): Antwerp (city)
Published in: Antwerp (city)
Europe: Belgium: Flemish Region: Antwerp (province): Antwerp (city)
Date
1604
Contributor
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (228.I)
Baroni Vannucci 1997 / Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, flandrus pictor et inventor (752)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (1316.I)
Baroni Vannucci 1997 / Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, flandrus pictor et inventor (752)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (1316.I)
Collection
Citation
After: Jan van der Straet
Print made by: Antonius Wierix
Published by: Philips Galle, “The Martyrdom of St Agatha,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://www.european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/23.