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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.337
People
Georg Pencz, German (Breslau 1500 - 1550 Leipzig)
Title
Joseph Sold to the Merchants
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Story of Joseph, plate 3
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1546
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370299

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 11.9 × 7.6 cm (4 11/16 × 3 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, black ink stamp: Kupferstichkabinet Berlin (Lugt 1606)
  • collector's mark: verso, brown ink stamp: Kuferstichkabinet Berlin duplicate (Lugt 234)
  • collector's mark: verso, brown ink stamp: Kupferstichkabinet cancellation (Lugt 2922)
  • inscription: verso, red ink stamp: FQ [Friedrich Quiring; Lugt 1041c]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple ink stamp: O.H. [encircled; not in Lugt]
  • inscription: verso, graphite, lower left: B11

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Kupferstichkabinet Berlin (Lugt 1606), sold as duplicate (Lugt 234, 2922). Friedrich Quiring, Eberswalde, Germany (Lugt 1041c). Unknown collector OH (not in Lugt). [James A. Bergquist, Boston], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1993, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
only state
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch11; Hollstein 10; Landau 10

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.337
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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