PrintsGerman17th century

Small Head of the Executioner

c. 1660

Artists

Ruprecht von der Pfaltz, duke of CumberlandArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Mezzotint

Culture

German

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 13 x 16.3 cm (5 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Paul Davidsohn, (654), Collector.

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