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Hans Sebald Beham

Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimeras

Description

Maker

Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)

Title

Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimeras

Year

1544

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

3.3 x 10 cm (1 5/16 x 3 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered within image at top: '1544 // HSB'.

Stamped on verso with collector's mark of Eduard Schultze (d. 1899), Lugt 906.

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Hollstein 241.III

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

46.528

Type

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Tombstone

Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)
Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimeras, 1544
engraving
3.3 x 10 cm (1 5/16 x 3 15/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 46.528

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