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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R6078
People
Karl Ludwig Bernard Christian Buckhorn, German (1770 - 1856)
After Franz Ludwig Catel, German (1778-1856)
Title
Martin Luther Burning the Papal Bull
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/246589

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: JWR:"F Catel pinx, Martin Luther burning the Popes Bull, Experimental Proof, unfinished, see the finished plate in my col: JWR, Masterpiece. KLB Buckhorn sculp, B 1770, pup Acad Berlin Cel Engr, near 1830 Weigel had a traced better proof at $8.00"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
trial proof

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R6078
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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