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Print
1529 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white circular ornamental print depicting two seated figures, a man and a woman, the man is bearded and holding a cup.


Object details

Category
Object type
Title
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print by Heinrich Aldegrever, depicting two lovers, engraving, 1529
Physical description
A black and white circular ornamental print depicting two seated figures, a man and a woman, the man is bearded and holding a cup.
Dimensions
  • Cut to diameter: 5.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Dated '1529' and signed with the monogram 'AG' in the upper right of the plate.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
  • Mielke, Ursula., Hollstein’s German, engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Rotterdam: Sound and Vision Publishers, 2004): vol. 3, Heinrich Aldegrever, no.173.
  • Robert A. Koh, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 16. Early German Masters, Jacob Bink, George Pencz and Heinrich Aldegrever. New York: Abaris Books, 1981. no. 173.
Collection
Accession number
E.365-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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