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Etching

1520-30 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Albrecht Altdorfer (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Regensburg (Printed)

Etching.

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Etching
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Albrecht Altdorfer. Ewer with a dragon. German, 1520-30.
Physical description
Etching.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 22.3cm
  • To plate mark width: 10.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed at the centre of the plate with the monogram 'AA'.
Bibliographic references
  • Robert A. Koh, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 14. Early German Masters, Albrecht Altdorfer and Monogrammists. New York: Abaris Books, 1980, no. 89.
  • de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage, 1988, no.273.8.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700(Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954): vol. I, no. e.112.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
18959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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