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Knight, Death, and Devil

A work made of engraving in black on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving in black on paper.

Date:

1564

Artist:

Jan Wierix (Flemish, 1549-c. 1620)
after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jan Wierix

Title

Knight, Death, and Devil

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1564

Medium

Engraving in black on paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed, in plate, lower right: Dürer's monogram (in brown ink) and date 1564; in image, upper left, in graphite: "AE 15"; inscribed, verso, in graphite: "Wierix's copy of Dürer's 'Knight of Death'. Engraved by Wierix at the age of 15."

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 24.5 × 18.7 cm (9 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1887.377

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