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Portrait of Philip Melanchthon

Maker

(artist (after))
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

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

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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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