Portrait of Philip Melanchthon
Maker
(artist (after))
1472-1553
John Savage (printmaker)
1683-1701 (active)
(publisher)
1640-1711
1472-1553
John Savage (printmaker)
1683-1701 (active)
(publisher)
1640-1711
Title
Portrait of Philip Melanchthon
Date of Production
late 17th century
Medium
Dimensions
Height: 24.8 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.3235
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, black ink: "P.406"; lower right corner, black ink: "I. Savage Sculp."; lower centre edge, black ink: "PHILIP MELANCTHON // Printed for Ri. Chiswell in St. Paul's Church Yard". Mount, Recto: lower centre edge, black print: "L. CRANACH"; lower right corner, graphite: "photocopied for nuintide"./
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