Jost Amman
Ensign Carrying a Flag

ArtistSwiss, 1539–1591, active Gemany
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Ensign Carrying a Flag
Date1560s
PlaceGermany
MediumInk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 15/16 × 4 7/16 in. (17.7 × 11.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Laurence H. Favrot Bequest
Object number70.37
Not on view

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ProvenanceStaatliche Museen, Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin (no. 190); [Paul Drey Gallery, New York, by 1970]; purchased by MFAH, 1970.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980 - 4 January, 1981.

Exhibited: "Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680...," The Art Museum, Princeton, University, Oct. 3 - Nov. 22, 1982 LN:82.9, Full exh. title is "Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680, A Selection from North American Collections"

Exhibited: "Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680...," The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23 - Apr. 11, 1983. LN:82.9

Exhibited: "Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680...," Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Apr. 23 - June 19, 1983 LN:82.9

Exhibited: "Old Master Paintings and Drawings," presented by Yvonne Tan Bunzl at Faerber and Maison, London 1970

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