PrintsGerman16th century

Pyramus and Thisbe

c. 1515/1518

Artists

Albrecht AltdorferArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Franz Degenhard, Munich (Lugt 658a), possibly sold [to Walz]. [1] [Colnaghi Prints, Limited, London], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1987, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021 Notes [1] See the entry for Lugt 658a. noting that Degenhard's collection was purchased by the merchant Walz

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