M26372: Abraham's Sacrifice

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M26372

People

Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)

Title

Abraham's Sacrifice

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1520

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/48153

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 12.1 × 9.4 cm (4 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: Signed upper left , monogram AA.
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B 41 / 2139 [underlined]
• watermark: partial watermark, unidentified
• collector's mark: verso, black stamp: R. SCH. [Robert Scholtz (Lugt 2241)]
• collector's mark: verso, orange stamp: L [script, in a square borderline; James Henry Lockhart, Jr. (Lugt 4387)]
• collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: P.J.S. [script; Paul J. Sachs (Lugt 2091)]
• collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: [Fogg Museum accession stamp with graphite numbering below (Lugt 936)] M26372

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Robert Scholtz, Budapest (2241), 1911, Sale (May 10-13, 1911), 1911.
Paul J. Sachs.
J. H. Lockhart.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein w.41Bartsch 41

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

M26372

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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