R1811: Theuerdank's Horse Hit through the Neck

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R1811

People

Leonhard Beck, German (1480 - 1542)
Author: Melchior Pfinzing

Title

Theuerdank's Horse Hit through the Neck

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Theuerdank (Die Geverlicheiten und eins Teils der Geschiecten des ... Helds und Ritters Herr Tewrdannckhs, 1519 edition)

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1517

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/246653

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 16 × 14 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, printed type: Als der Held ... Tewren Held
• inscription: verso, graphite: Rand. Coll [underlined]
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130)] 1811

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ii/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 329, Hollstein 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall

Object Number

R1811

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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