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The German Tournament: P.3877-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The German Tournament
The knight Freydal dislodging Niclas von Fimian from his horse
The Freydal Woodcuts

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

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Description

One of five illustrations that were actually cut from a total of 255 intended illustrations for 'Freydal', one of the projected biographies of Emperor Maximilian I.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1516

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 223 mm Width 240 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3877-R
Primary reference Number: 107826
Bartsch: App.36. (187)
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: [B.app.36 (187)] Durer, p.447
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .529 (Durer)
Illustrated Bartsch: 36 (187) (Durer)
Hollstein (German): 247
Mende: 247 a/b
Old location number: 36.3.29

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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