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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G30
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/276939

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 6.4 × 5.9 cm (2 1/2 × 2 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in the plate centeredat the upper edge: AA [monogram]
  • inscription: verso, graphite: g. gi./h
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 30

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein e.20; Bartsch 19; Hollstein 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G30
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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