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The Triumph of Death on Time

Pencz, Georg (ca. 1500-1550, German)

Engraving on laid paper

Georg Pencz (ca. 1500-1550)  The Triumph of Death on Time

Georg Pencz
The Triumph of Death on Time

Description

Medium: Engraving on laid paper 
Dimensions: 148 x 205 mm. 5 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.                                  
References: Bartsch 121; Hollstein 101, only state
Signature: Signed in the plate with the artist’s monogram
Annotation: Numbered in the plate “5” lower left; titled in the plate Nascentes mormur finis qz ab origine pendet longius aut propius mors sva quenoz manet” bottom
Watermark: Unidentified partial watermark (scythe?)
Provenance: Private collection, New York; David Tunick, Inc