The Two Couples and the Buffoon
The Two Couples and the Buffoon

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The Two Couples and the Buffoon,

1535

Hans Sebald Beham, 1500–1550; born Nuremberg, Germany; died Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2005-103

Information

Title
The Two Couples and the Buffoon
Dates

1535

Maker
Hans Sebald Beham
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 3 × 5.2 cm (1 3/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of anonymous donor and Jane Faggen in honor of Al Acres
Object Number
2005-103
Place Made

Europe

Inscription
Initialed in plate, upper right: HSB
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 204.212; Hollstein 214
Culture
German, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink, wove paper
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
jesters, trees, figures (representations), men, women

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