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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G7320
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
The Prodigal Son
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1496
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/274085

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 24.7 × 18.8 cm (9 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, center, engraved artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: Bot ofCl[?] W & C0 / Sept. 11, 1894 / for $200 [probably in Koehler's hand] / a24057/mmx-
  • watermark: Meder watermark 56: imperial orb
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite:
    GRAY COLLECTION, / 7320 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder a/h
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 28, Meder 28, Strauss 11

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G7320
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jerry H. Combee, History of the World in Christian Perspective, Beka Book Publication (Pensacola, FL, 1995), p. 398

Exhibition History

  • Northern Renaissance Art: Selected Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 02/28/1984 - 04/08/1984

Verification Level

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