The Mouth of Truth | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M9955
People: Maria Catharina Prestel, German (Nuremberg 1747 - 1794 London)
After Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title: The Mouth of Truth
Other Titles: Original Language Title: La bocca di verità, Dessin d'Albrt Altorfer
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 18th century
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/260102

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Etching and woodcut printed in black and olive, to imitate chiaroscuro drawing
Technique: Etching and woodcut
Dimensions: image with border: 29.1 x 23.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Horace M. Swope, St. Louis and New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: LeBlanc 22; Schwaighofer 1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905
Accession Year: 1940
Object Number: M9955
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 02/28/2022

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M9955: The Mouth of Truth