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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M9631
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
The Virgin with the Blessing Child in a Landscape
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Virgin in a Landscape
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/259529

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 16 × 11.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
sheet: 16.7 × 11.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B. 17 / B. v.III. p. 460. no- 17 / [illeg.] / 2
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: P. Davidsohn [in script; Paul Davidsohn (Lugt 654)]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: KEvLiphart [in script; Karl Eduard von Liphart (Lugt 1687)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 9631
  • inscription: printed on a tablet at the lower right: AA [monogram]
  • watermark: Gothic p with flower, given as watermark a in New Hollstein, where it is cited as Winzinger's watermark 6, dating from 1500-1525

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
K. E. von Liphart, (L1687).
Paul Davidsohn, (L654).
W. G. Russell Allen, Esq., gift to Harvard University.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein e.19, Bartsch 17, Waldman 23, Hollstein 19

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of W.G.R. Allen in honor of 30th anniversary of Edward W. Forbes as director of the Fogg Museum
Accession Year
1939
Object Number
M9631
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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