Saint George killing the dragon

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Artist Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)German, 1471–1528

CultureGerman

Titles

Saint George killing the dragon
Saint George on Horseback

Datec.1504–1505

MediumWoodcut on laid paper

DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (21.4 × 14.5 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 8 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (22 × 15 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Fund

Object number2017.18

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ProvenanceKarl Eduard von Liphasr (1808-1891) (Lugt 1687); [his sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, Germany, December 5 and following days 1876, unknown lot]; Robert Scholtz (1834-1912), Budapest (Lugt 2241); [his sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, Germany, May 10-13, 1911, unknown lot]; private collection, USA; [Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints and Drawings, Dallas, by 2016]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Published References Hollstein, F. W. H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1949-ongoing) (Scholtz 1911). Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: [none]
Verso: [inaccessible]

Recto: Signed in printed ink in plate, bottom right corner: AD
Verso: [inaccessible]

Verso: Collectors marks: [Karl Eduard von Liphart, Robert Scholtz]
Watermark: [none, as noted for Meder b impressions]

Catalogue raisonnéThe Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.387.311; The Illustrated Bartsch (Albrecht Durer) X 206.111; Meder Vol.12 189.225; MFA Boston 1971 113.83; Kurth 1963 42.198; Hollstein German VII.181.225

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