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Object Type
Museum number: 1874,0808.213
Description: Judith with the head of Holofernes; whole-length figure, in three-quarter profile to right, holding the sword in her left hand, the head in her right hand about to be placed into the bag held by the maid at left; the corpse of Holofernes on the bed at right; a horizontal tear at lower right repaired. Colour woodcut printed from three blocks, the tone blocks in a lighter and darker shade of ochre
Producer name: Print made by: Ludolph Büsinck; After: Georges Lallemand
School/style
Production date: 1620-1640
Materials
Technique: woodcut; colour
Dimensions: Height: 207 millimetres; Width: 137 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: BM also has another impression, see 1859,0709.2889.
Bibliographic references: Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700 (2); Stechow 1939 / Catalogue of the woodcuts by Ludolph Buesinck (2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Judith; Representation of: Holofernes
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1874
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1874,0808.213
Conservation

Free entry