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print
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broadside
(Illustration only)
Object Type
print
broadside
(Illustration only)
Museum number
1880,0710.584
Description
Count Babo of Abensberg presenting his thirty sons to the emperor; the count kneeling in front of the enthroned emperor at left; the sons standing at r; in background the count's daughters looking on and a cortege crossing a bridge and entering a city at left; printed from two blocks; a partial impression of the lower half of the right block on verso. Woodcut
Producer name
Printed by:
Peter Steinbach
School/style
German
Production date
1580-1600
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
Dimensions
Height:
376 millimetres
Width:
538 millimetres
Curator's comments
Fragment of a broadside, see Strauss for an impression with text.
Bibliographic references
Strauss 1975 / The German single-leaf woodcut 1550-1600
(I.369.39)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Count Babo von Abensberg
Representation of:
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Albert Cohn
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,0710.584