Head of a Boy with Curls
Head of a Boy with Curls

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Head of a Boy with Curls,

1598

Aegidius Sadeler II, 1570–1629; born Antwerp, Belgium; died Prague, Czech Republic
after Albrecht Dürer, 1471–1528; born and died Nuremberg, Germany; active Venice, Italy, and Nuremburg
x1937-251

Information

Title
Head of a Boy with Curls
Dates

1598

Maker
Aegidius Sadeler II
after Albrecht Dürer
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 25.8 x 22.5 cm (10 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 36.2 x 22.9 cm (14 1/4 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1937-251
Place Made

Europe

Inscription
Monogram of Dürer, upper right corner: AD In plate, bottom margin from left to right: ALBERTVS DVRER ALMANVS FECIT ANNO MDVI / EGIDIVS SADELER SCALPSIT ANNO / MD XCVIII
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector Comte C.W. de Renesse-Breidbach's stamp, verso: (Lugt 1209)
Reference Numbers
Hollstein 98
Culture
Flemish, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
men, figures (representations), heads, angels

Clémence-Wensceslas de Renesse-Breidbach [1776-1883, Lugt 1209]. Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.

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