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The Desperate Man

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

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

Date:

1515–16

Artist:

Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Title

The Desperate Man

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1515–1516

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 18.3 × 13.3 cm (7 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 18.6 × 13.7 cm (7 3/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1945.223

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