PrintsGerman16th century

The Annunciation

1553

Artists

Heinrich AldegreverArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 10.8 × 6.8 cm (4 1/4 × 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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