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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4728
People
Hieronymus Hopfer, German (Augsburg 1505/06 - 1563 Nuremburg)
After Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
The Cannon
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/276716

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 19.2 x 27.7 cm (7 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
sheet: 19.3 x 28.1 cm (7 5/8 x 11 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: etched in plate, upper left: I.H
  • collector's mark: verso, lower center, cursive font in black ink: B. [Lugt 324, mark of Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker (Lugt 324), Dresden, probably sold [through his sale, Weigel, Lepzig, October 25, 1819]. [H. Wunderlich], sold; to Harvard University, 1879

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4728
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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