Albrecht Dürer
St. Christopher Facing Left

CultureGerman
Titles
  • St. Christopher Facing Left
Date1521
PlaceGermany
MediumEngraving on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 4 5/8 × 3 in. (11.7 × 7.6 cm)
Sheet: 4 5/8 × 3 in. (11.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number78.238
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower half: 197 / C36434 [197 encircled]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower edge: [several inscriptions too faint to read]
Watermark: None

Catalogue raisonnéThe Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.177.051; Strauss and Kennedy 1977 266.96; Strauss 1973 202.96; Dodgson Vol. 1 125.95; Hollstein German Vll. 43.53

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