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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4342
People
Leonhard Beck, German (1480 - 1542)
Author: Marx Treitzsauerwein
Author: Maximilian I
Title
The White King Learning the Art of Carpentry
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Der Weisskunig (first edition of 1775)
Former Title: The Skill of Carpentry
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1514
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277066

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 22 × 19.5 cm (8 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
sheet: 22.3 × 19.9 cm (8 3/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: center: armorial, double-headed eagle with crown
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 2625 / hnn/asx
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collectionaccession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 4342

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
v/vi
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 149, Hollstein 11

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4342
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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