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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26372
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
Abraham's Sacrifice
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1520
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/48153

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 12.1 × 9.4 cm (4 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signed upper left , monogram AA.
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B 41 / 2139 [underlined]
  • watermark: partial watermark, unidentified
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: R. SCH. [Robert Scholtz (Lugt 2241)]
  • collector's mark: verso, orange stamp: L [script, in a square borderline; James Henry Lockhart, Jr. (Lugt 4387)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: P.J.S. [script; Paul J. Sachs (Lugt 2091)]
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: [Fogg Museum accession stamp with graphite numbering below (Lugt 936)] M26372

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Scholtz, Budapest (2241), 1911, Sale (May 10-13, 1911), 1911.
Paul J. Sachs.
J. H. Lockhart.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein w.41Bartsch 41

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
M26372
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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