Hans Sebald Beham

The Little Fool

Maker

Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)

Title

The Little Fool

Year

1542

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

4.4 x 7.9 cm (1 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered within image on banderole with 'On dir hab ... mich hab beschisen' and 1542; and on spoon: 'HSB'.

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Hollstein 234.II

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

46.525

Type

Exhibition History

German Renaissance Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Nov 28, 1961 – Jan 07, 1962

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)
The Little Fool, 1542
engraving
4.4 x 7.9 cm (1 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 46.525

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