PrintsSwiss18th century
The Tombs of the Jews
1755
Artists
Johann Rudolph HolzhalbArtist
Description
Folded sheet, with print on front, letterpress text and woodcut inside. An attached paper flap on the front reveals the inside of the burial chamber.
Dimensions
Image: 28.5 × 19 cm (11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.) Plate: 29.6 × 20.3 cm (11 5/8 × 8 in.) Folded Sheet: 39.6 × 25.4 cm (15 9/16 × 10 in.)
Provenance
[Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, sold May 26, 2011, lot 5307], sold; to [C. G. Boerner, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.
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