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St George on horseback: AD.5.22-158

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St George on horseback

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1505 - 1508

Note

Only state.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( lined on laid paper)
Plate Height 108 mm Width 84 mm
Sheet Height 108 mm Width 84 mm

Techniques used in production

Surface tone
Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1508
  • Location: Image lower centre, on cartouche
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image lower centre, on cartouche
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 158
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 54
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22.-158
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-158
Primary reference Number: 93935
Bartsch: 54
Illustrated Bartsch: 54
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .054
Meder: 56
Hollstein (German): 56
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 41
Lugt: 2475
Old location number: 35.9.4*
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 28 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St George on horseback" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/93935 Accessed: 2024-11-29 00:22:33

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/93935 |title=St George on horseback |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-29 00:22:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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