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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4185
People
Heinrich Aldegrever, German (Paderborn, Germany 1502 - after 1555 Soest, Germany)
Title
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Other Titles
Former Title: Nativity
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1553
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277611

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
10.5 × 6.7 cm (4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, bottom center, on tablet: 1553 / AG [monogram]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: G.A.O. [within an oblong borderline ; Count Alexandre Borisovitch Lobanoff-Rostovsky (Lugt 2005)]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 4185

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 39, Bartsch 39

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4185
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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