Shield with a Pair of Conjoined Wings, Supported by a Seated Peasant

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2017.3
People: Martin Schongauer, German (Colmar c. 1450 - 1491 Breisach am Rhein)
Title: Shield with a Pair of Conjoined Wings, Supported by a Seated Peasant
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Ten Armorial Bearings
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1485
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/56834

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 7.6 x 7.7 cm (3 x 3 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: M+S
collector's mark: verso, ochre ink or paint, stamped: L [script in a square] [mark of James H. Lockhart, Jr., Lugt 4387]
collector's mark: verso, blue ink, stamped: MC [conjoined] 87 [written in graphite within the monogram]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: R. H. MacDonald, sold; to James H. Lockhart, Jr. (Lugt 4387) (1912-2002), Geneseo, New York, 1930s, sold [through R. M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara, California], sold; to Marjorie B. and Martin Cohn, 1987, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/i
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 102; Lehrs 101

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Marjorie B. and Martin Cohn in memory of Robert M. Light
Accession Year: 2017
Object Number: 2017.3
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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