Frederick the Wise and John the Constant, Dukes of Saxony.
Printmaker: Cranach, Lucas, the elder
This engraving served as the title-page to the second edition of the Wittenberg Heiligthumsbuch, no. 176, with an impression of Cranach's woodcut of the church of All Saints printed on the verso (Hollstein, 96). The engraving was also issued in a separate edition in which the versos are blank. This impression does feature a partial woodcut of the church of All Saints on the reverse.
History note: Karl Eduard von Liphart (1808-1891) (Lugt 1687), sold 5 December and 5 following days, 1876, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig. Lot 370 (£5)
Method of acquisition: Bought (1876) by Liphart, Karl Eduard von
Circa 1509 CE - Circa 1510 CE
Accession number: 1876.12.16-77
Primary reference Number: 120881
Bartsch: 2
Hollstein German: 3
Old location number: 36.4.10
Lugt: 1687
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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