THE MARTYRDOM OF THE TEN THOUSAND
Circa 1496
With monogram
391×284 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
Early 16th century
No watermark
Provenance:
State Hermitage;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1862;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-2225
Comments:
one of the early impressions, quite clear, few strokes are missing in the bottom of the plate and in the outline of the mountains. Such impressions are dated circa 1504 by Meder (M. 218, b)
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
1) Inv. Г-104526, on paper without watermarks. An impression from the plate where corners and parts of margins are missing; dates from the second half of the 16th century (M. 218, g);
2) Inv. Г-2227, on paper without watermarks. A very late impression, of low quality; the plate is strongly worn. The lines of the figures are very thin, a great part of birds is missing
Plate:
London. The British Museum
