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The Dentist,

1523

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1494–1533; born and died Leiden, The Netherlands
2021-282

Information

Title
The Dentist
Dates

1523

Maker
Lucas van Leyden
Medium
Engraving (maculature)
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to plate: 11.4 × 7.6 cm (4 1/2 × 3 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2021-282
Signatures
Signed and dated, upper right: 1523 | L
Inscription
in ink, across verso top: Jacobi Ar[illegible]iberti Apla Camera/Clerici
Culture
Netherlandish
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
theft, dentists, figures (representations), maculatures, genre

[unknown] Belgian book dealer (deceased);

given to Hill-Stone, South Dartmouth, MA;

2021-present, purchased by Princeton University Art Museum

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