Dirk Volkertsz. Coornhert
The Surrender of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, after the Battle Mühlberg, 1547

The Surrender of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, after the Battle Mühlberg, 1547

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The Surrender of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, after the Battle Mühlberg, 1547
CultureNetherlandish
Titles
  • The Surrender of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, after the Battle Mühlberg, 1547
  • Duke Johann Friedrick, Elector of Saxony Surrendering to Emperor Charles V, after the Battle of Muhlberg
Date1555/1563
MediumEngraving and etching
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 6 3/8 × 8 13/16 in. (16.2 × 22.4 cm)
Frame: 14 5/8 × 17 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (37.1 × 44.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2000.18
Not on view

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Provenance[Olimpia Theodoli Gallery, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2000.

Exhibition History"Painted Prints: Renaissance and Baroque Hand-Colored Engravings, Etchings, and Woodcuts," Baltimore Museum of Art, October 2, 2002–January 5, 2003; St. Louis Museum of Art, February–May 18, 2003.

"The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 1–April 26, 2009.

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