G8233: Saint Christopher with a Flight of Birds
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- G8233
- People
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Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
- Title
- Saint Christopher with a Flight of Birds
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- c. 1504
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Germany
- Culture
- German
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/274092
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white antique laid paper, somewhat darkened
- Technique
- Woodcut
- Dimensions
- block: 21.4 × 14.2 cm (8 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower edge, center, on a tablet, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
- inscription: verso, graphite: 544./21[?]-
- collector's mark: verso, red stamp: H.F.S [Henry Foster Sewell (Lugt 1309)]
- collector's mark: verso, red stamp with number written in black ink: M. F. A. / H. D. P. Coll. / No. _____ 140. [written above stamped underline] [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)]
- collector's mark: verso, red stamp: DUPLICATE SOLD BY THE / MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON. [Lugt 5145]
- collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / HARVARD COLLEGE / 8233. [(Lugt 1101]
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- Meder a/e
- Standard Reference Number
- Bartsch. 104, Meder 222
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
- Object Number
- G8233
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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