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A bust-length man wearing an earring on top of an unidentified coat-of-arms; with with an ivy leaf, a bust-length man in profile to left, and half an eagle in the escutcheon; festoons in upper corners: AD.5.22-62

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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A bust-length man wearing an earring on top of an unidentified coat-of-arms; with with an ivy leaf, a bust-length man in profile to left, and half an eagle in the escutcheon; festoons in upper corners

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Baldung, Hans (Hans Baldung Grien) (Possibly)
Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht (Formerly attributed)

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Description

This impression annotated in ink with Altdorfer's monogram AA. Another impression present in the British Museum, attributed to Hans Baldung, 1897,1231.34

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 - Circa 1550

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-62
Primary reference Number: 129776
Old location number: 37.11.9
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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