M2617: Master of Ceremonies with a Dog

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M2617

People

Heinrich Aldegrever, German (Paderborn, Germany 1502 - after 1555 Soest, Germany)
After Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, German (c. 1480 - 1539/40)

Title

Master of Ceremonies with a Dog

Other Titles

Former Title: Man with a Dog and Stick
Series/Book Title: The Large Wedding-Dancers

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1538

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/259291

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, discolored to gray

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 11.7 × 7.5 cm (4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, upper left: I
• collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: P.J.S. [script; Paul J. Sachs (Lugt 2091)]
• collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: KS [monogram within an ornate borderline; Karl Scheffler (Lugt 1644)]
• inscription: in plate, upper right: 1538 / AG [monogram]
• collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 2617
• inscription: verso, graphite: 75.ue[?]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 160, Bartsch 160

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs

Accession Year

1924

Object Number

M2617

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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