Susanna Surprised by the Elders | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G16
People: Heinrich Aldegrever, German (Paderborn, Germany 1502 - after 1555 Soest, Germany)
Title: Susanna Surprised by the Elders
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: The Story of Susanna
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1555
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/277541

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 11.3 × 8.1 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

collector's mark: verso, black ink, cursive: Jean Martin frederic Geissler graveur / en paysage a Paris 1812. (Johann Martin Friedrich Geissler (Lugt 1072)]
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 16
inscription: verso, graphite: B. 30. Susanna surprise.a. z. z.
inscription: in plate, on tablet at fountain: 1555 / AA [monogram]

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/iii
Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 30, Bartsch 30

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G16
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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