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Seven Planets

Print
1539 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Beham, Sebald (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (Printed)

Print depicting the planet Mars. 4th state.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Astronomy
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSeven Planets (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Hans Sebald Beham, Mars. One of 6 plates from a suite of 8 including title plate, of the 7 planets. German, 1539.
Physical description
Print depicting the planet Mars. 4th state.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 4.5cm
  • Cut to width: 3.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Numbered '3' and lettered 'MARS' in the upper left of the plate.
  • Signed with the monogram 'HB' in the upper right of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • F. W. H. Hollstein German, engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700 (Gouda: Koch and Knuttel, 1955): vol. 3, pp.74-75.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Other numbers
  • 118 - Pauli
  • 116 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.9-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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