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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4470
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Saint Christopher with Head to Left
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Saint Christopher with Head Turned Backward
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1521
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273733

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 11.7 × 7.5 cm (4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, on stone block at lower right: 1521 / AD [monogram]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with black ink numbering within: GRAY COLLECTION, / Harvard College [within an oval, Lugt 4836]
  • inscription: verso, graphite, various hands: Huber [not in Lugt] / 15402/D92 / 12564/FB [not in Lugt] / B.57
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: [illegible initials in a monogram, enclosed by an oval borderline]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder b
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 51, Schoch 93, Meder 53, Strauss 96

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4470
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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