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The Griffin

Israhel van Meckenem1445/1503

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

Details

Title: The Griffin
Creator: Israhel van Meckenem after Martin Schongauer
Date Created: 1445/1503
Physical Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within platemark): 11.4 × 11.4 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Eldridge R. Johnson [1867-1945], Moorestown, NJ; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 3 April 1946, no. 62); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1946; gift to NGA, 1946.
Rights: CC0
Medium: engraving on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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