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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4474
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
The Sea Monster
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Rape of Amymone
Alternate Title: The Sea Wonder
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1498
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273361

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 25.3 × 18.8 cm (9 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, center, engraved artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: CP [linked, within a circular borderline] [Antonio Cesare Poggi (Lugt 617)]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in brown ink: GRAY COLLECTION, / 4474 / Harvard College [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: Gravure de toute Beauté / B. 71 Hoj Bartsch / XII 84 71

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder d?
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 71, Meder 66, Strauss 23

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4474
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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