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A head in profile

Maker

After
(artist)
1471-1528

(lithographer)
1795-1866

Title

A head in profile

Date of Production

1829

Medium

lithograph
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 23 cm
Width: 16 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6984.34

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: Albert Durer del //

Inscription: V. Denon Coll. Paris, 1829. //

Inscription: Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. Denon //

Inscription: Muret fec. //

Label: PLANCHES CCLII (BIS) ET CCLIII. / UNE TÊTE DE PROFIL. - DES OISEAUX. (DESSINS A LA PLUME.) / La tête de profil paraît être celle d'une femme et un portrait. Le trait en est / ferme, les ombres formées par des hachures placées avec intelligence. / Au-dessus du grand oiseau qui occupe seul notre planche CCLIII, on voit / le chiffre d'Albert Durer et la date de l'année (1517) où il fit ce dessin. //

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