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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.263
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Saint Christopher with Head to Left
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1521
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370242

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 12 × 7.8 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/16 in.)
overall: 14.2 × 10.3 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: at lower right on a stone block, engraved artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: 1521 / AD
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp: W F M / JR. [with the F enlarged, as if it is the surname] [not in Lugt]
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: M F E [with the F enlarged, as if it is the surname] [not in Lugt]
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 9874
  • collector's mark: partial mark, evidently with a circular double borderline: [illeg.]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Unidentified collectors (marks not in Lugt). [Hill-Stone, New York], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 2011, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder d/d
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 51; Meder 53; Schoch 96

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.263
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/25/2022 - 02/02/2023

Verification Level

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