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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.269
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
The Knight on Horseback and the Lansquenet
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1497
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371481

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 40.6 × 27.9 cm (16 × 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: old mat, now removed, black ink: Happy transport! / 26 November 1961 / Richard Keynes
  • watermark: Meder watermark 181: Augsburg beaker with grapes
  • inscription: lower center, woodcut artist’s monogram printed in black ink : AD

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard Keynes [?]. Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii d/d
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 131, Meder 265

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.269
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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