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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4468
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Virgin with Crown of Stars and Sceptre
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1516
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/274105

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 11.8 × 7.6 cm (4 5/8 × 3 in.)
plate: 11.5 × 7.3 cm (4 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right, engraved date printed in black ink: 1516
  • inscription: lower right, engraved artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • inscription: verso, graphite: [large, scrawled, illegible]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: [ Karl Eduard von Liphart {Lugt 1687)]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: oxx/- / No. 34 / B. 32
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite:
    GRAY COLLECTION, / 4468 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder a/c
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 32, Meder 37, Strauss 85

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4468
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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