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Object Type
print
Museum number
1871,1209.796
Description
Portrait of Ludwig Rab; half-length, in frontal view; holding a book in his left hand; framed by an arch, set in an elaborate scrollwork frame with grotesque masks and fruit. 1586 Woodcut and letterpress
Producer name
Print made by:
Philipp Röhnlin
Block cut by:
Jakob Lederlein
School/style
German
Production date
1586
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
325 millimetres
(Sheet)
Height:
258 millimetres
Width:
188 millimetres
Width:
210 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700
(Undescribed)
Strauss 1975 / The German single-leaf woodcut 1550-1600
(II.886.3)
Andresen 1864-78 / Der Deutsche Peintre-Graveur ... von dem letzten Drittel des 16 Jahrhunderts bis zum Schluss des 18 Jahrhunderts
(II.222.3)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Ludwig Rab
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Acquisition date
1871
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1871,1209.796