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Object Type
print
Museum number
E,4.103
Description
St Christopher facing left, his head turned towards the infant Christ whom he is carrying on his shoulders across a river. 1521 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Albrecht Dürer
School/style
German
Production date
1521
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
117 millimetres
Width:
74 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See 'Albrecht Dürer and his Legacy', BM exh cat 2002 - 2003, no. 159
Bibliographic references
Meder 1932 / Dürer Katalog
(53.a)
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(VII.68.51)
Dodgson 1926 / Albrecht Dürer
(95)
Schoch 2001-04 / Albrecht Dürer, das druckgraphische Werk. 3 vols I Intaglio, II Woodcuts, III Book illustrations
(I.93)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1971 BM, Dürer, no. 272
Subjects
christian saint/martyr
Associated names
Representation of:
St Christopher
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode
(With Philipe's blindstamp and initials)
Acquisition date
1799
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
E,4.103