Harvard Art Museums > 2004.78: A Man Standing by a Heraldic Shield Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Man Standing by a Heraldic Shield (Workshop of Hans Baldung Grien) , 2004.78,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/294403. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.78 People Workshop of Hans Baldung Grien, German (1484/5 - 1545) Title A Man Standing by a Heraldic Shield Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 15th-16th century Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/294403 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink, gray wash and red chalk on cream antique laid paper Dimensions actual: 23.7 x 20.8 cm (9 5/16 x 8 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Inscribed in red chalk: V [in center of heraldic shield]; V [in center of the void under the left archway]; R [in center of cape draped over man's right shoulder]. Monogrammed in lower left corner in brown ink, -HBG- [by Sebald Büheler; see "Notes")]. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Estate of Hans Baldung. Nicolaus[?] Kremer. Kremer, a student of Baldung's active in Strasbourg, purchased the contents of Baldung's studio from the artist's widow. Sebald Büheler, Strasbourg. See "Notes" for information on Büheler. Büheler inherited Baldung's estate through his brother-in-law, Nicolaus Kremer, although we can't be sure that this drawing came from the estate via Kremer (see Detroit, 1983, p. 51). Unidentified Owner, acquired from anonymous gentleman, sold through auction at Christie's, New York, 1994. Sale date: Jan. 11, 1994 Christie's, New York, sold at auction, 1994. Sale, January 11, 1994, lot 376, repr. Vermeer Associates Limited, acquired from Christie's, New York. on long-term loan to HUAM, 1994 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Suzanne and Alan Dworsky Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.78 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
