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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G3010
People
Georg Pencz, German (Breslau 1500 - 1550 Leipzig)
Title
Sophonisba
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c.1539
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277824

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
19.5 × 13 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in design, l.l.: SOPHO/NIS/BA
  • inscription: in design, bottom, on stone: GP
  • watermark: center: oval structure with pointed tip and band with three circles at bottom

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/i
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 82, Hollstein 134

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G3010
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Prints and Drawings from the Time of Holbein and Breugel, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 11/21/1985 - 01/12/1986

Verification Level

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