Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528
Germany

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HERCULES AT THE CROSSROADS

Circa 1498

With monogram

Copperplate engraving

320×220 mm

Impression in the Museum collections

Late 15th century

Second state, a high-quality impression from a finished plate

Watermark:
a high crown

Provenance:

N. Basnin’s collection;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1918;
in the Museum since 1924

Inv. Г-5170

Comments:

the impression is dated by watermark (M. 63, II, a)

Other impressions in the Museum collections:

Inv. Г-2880, on paper with the same watermark as Inv. Г-5170. The impression dates from the same time, but the sheet is in a bad condition, many parts of paper are missing