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Portrait of Johann Friedrich I (the Magnanimus, Elector of Saxony)

Pencz, Georg (1500-1550, German)

Engraving with Maculature verso

Georg Pencz, Portrait of Johann Friedrich I (the Magnanimus), Elector of Saxony

Georg Pencz
Portrait of Johann Friedrich I (the Magnanimus), Elector of Saxony

 

Description

Date: 1543
Medium: Engraving with maculature verso
Dimensions: Plate: 404 x 305 mm. 19 7/8 x 12 in. Sheet: 431 x 321 mm. 17 x 12 5/8 in.
References: Hollstein 77; Bartsch 126
Watermark: Eagle
Provenance: Ville de Nuremberg, Lugt 1949d; Galerie Paul Prouté (Paris); 1985 to David Tunick, Inc. 
Impression: Beautiful trial proof, verso another proof with defective printing
Condition: Centerfold evident on the left-hand side, small irregular margins