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Two Couples and the Buffoon

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

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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1535

Artist:

Sebald Beham
German, 1500-1550

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hans Sebald Beham

Title

Two Couples and the Buffoon

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1535

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 3 × 5.1 cm (1 3/16 × 2 1/16 in.); Sheet: 3.1 × 5.3 cm (1 1/4 × 2 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1349

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