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Identification and Creation

Object Number
21.1965
People
Copy after Israhel van Meckenem the younger, German (Meckenheim c. 1440 - 1503 Bocholt)
Title
Saint Barbara
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
20th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/238161

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream wove paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 16.9 x 11.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
sheet: 21.2 x 15.7 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, hand written in black ink: Impression taken from a copper plate in / possession of the Fogg Museum, Nov. 5 / 1941. / The plate is a contemporary (or nearly / cont.) copy from one by Israel von / Meckenem and only a few lines betray / which is the original. This is a fine / and rich impression taken by Mr. / Samuel Green. (Compared to / Fogg proofs.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
modern impression
Standard Reference Number
B. 122 copy

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz
Object Number
21.1965
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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