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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G3008
People
Georg Pencz, German (Breslau 1500 - 1550 Leipzig)
Title
Thomyris with the Head of Cyrus
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Greek Heroines
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1539
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/278160

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 11.7 x 7.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in design, u.l.: TAMIRIS

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii?/ii
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 70, Hollstein 120

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G3008
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Annette Dixon, ed., Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons in Renaissance and Baroque Art, exh. cat., Merrell Publishers Ltd. (London, England, 2002), Cat. no. 31, p. 86

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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