PrintsSwiss16th century

Wenzel Jamnitzer: Goldsmith, Mathematician, Designer of Instruments

c. 1572-1575

Artists

Jost AmmanArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Swiss

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 16.7 × 25.3 cm (6 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 16.9 × 25.5 cm (6 5/8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Daniela Laube Fine Art, New York] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2007

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