Artist
Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)German, 1500–1550
CultureGerman
Titles
- Cleopatra Seated
Datec. 1515-1550
MediumEngraving on wove paper, state I/II
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 4 3/8 × 2 13/16 in. (11.1 × 7.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Object number2022.303
Not on view
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right center: c. 3077
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: p. 81/20063
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: p. 81/20063
Recto: Signed in printed ink, plate, left center: HSB
Verso: Stamped in black ink, lower left: Lugt 305 with “CD” (Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, 1912-32) in pen and sepia 1
Verso: Stamped in black ink, lower left: Lugt 302 with “1864/5 14/265” printed within 2
1. The initials inscribed in the middle of Lugt 305 indicate the identity of the curator who authorized the sale of the duplicate work; in general, the British Museum’s Department of Prints and Drawings disposed of its duplicated by amicable exchange, although two sales were organized in 1811 and 1880.
2. Lugt 302 was used in the second half of the 19th century and includes the year (1864), the month and date (May 14), and the serial number (265).
Verso: Stamped in black ink, lower left: Lugt 302 with “1864/5 14/265” printed within 2
1. The initials inscribed in the middle of Lugt 305 indicate the identity of the curator who authorized the sale of the duplicate work; in general, the British Museum’s Department of Prints and Drawings disposed of its duplicated by amicable exchange, although two sales were organized in 1811 and 1880.
2. Lugt 302 was used in the second half of the 19th century and includes the year (1864), the month and date (May 14), and the serial number (265).
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 77; Hollstein 81
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