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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M4993
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Saint Sebastian Bound to a Column
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1499
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/254897

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 10.5 × 7 cm (4 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on curling paper at lower left, engraved artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with accession number written below in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 4993 [Lugt 936]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 118 / 55 / 56 / K 20 / M

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Henry S. Francis, gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1929

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder i/ii
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 56, Meder 61, Strauss 26

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Henry S. Francis
Accession Year
1929
Object Number
M4993
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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