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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G8233
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Saint Christopher with a Flight of Birds
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1504
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/274092

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white antique laid paper, somewhat darkened
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 21.4 × 14.2 cm (8 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, center, on a tablet, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 544./21[?]-
  • collector's mark: verso, red stamp: H.F.S [Henry Foster Sewell (Lugt 1309)]
  • collector's mark: verso, red stamp with number written in black ink: M. F. A. / H. D. P. Coll. / No. _____ 140. [written above stamped underline] [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)]
  • collector's mark: verso, red stamp: DUPLICATE SOLD BY THE / MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON. [Lugt 5145]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / HARVARD COLLEGE / 8233. [(Lugt 1101]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder a/e
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch. 104, Meder 222

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G8233
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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