Samson and the Lion

Artists

Description

This print was made from a relief block made from a cast of the original woodcut block by Dürer. The project was developed by William Ivins, in connection with his research on whether Dürer had cut his own woodblocks. Ivins collaborated with Douglas Morse Howell to produce the paper used in this print, and this impression was obtained from Howell's daughter.

Dimensions

block: 38.9 × 27.7 cm (15 5/16 × 10 7/8 in.) sheet: 42.6 × 33.4 cm (16 3/4 × 13 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Estate of Douglass Morse Howell, 1994, sale by executor to private owner, 1994. Executor was Elizabeth Howell King, daughter of the decedent.