Sophonisba | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G3010
People: Georg Pencz, German (Breslau 1500 - 1550 Leipzig)
Title: Sophonisba
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c.1539
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/277824

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

19.5 × 13 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in design, l.l.: SOPHO/NIS/BA
inscription: in design, bottom, on stone: GP
watermark: center: oval structure with pointed tip and band with three circles at bottom

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/i
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 82, Hollstein 134

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G3010
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings from the Time of Holbein and Breugel, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 11/21/1985 - 01/12/1986

Verification Level

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G3010: Sophonisba