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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G29
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne at the Cradle
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277275

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 6.2 × 5.5 cm (2 7/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate on cradle: AA [monogram]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Dr. / WA [monogram] / Pr. [within a double circular border; Wilhelm August Ackermann (Lugt 791)]
  • inscription: verso, graphite: B 14

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Wilhelm August Ackermann, (Lugt 791). Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
only state
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein e.15, Bartsch 14, Hollstein 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G29
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • Precision and Prestige: The Arts of Engraving, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/11/2001 - 12/02/2001

Verification Level

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