Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528
Germany

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THE FOUR WITCHES

1497

Monogram and date 1497

An inscription on the ball:

O.G.H. (the meaning of the letters is not deciphered)

Copperplate engraving

193×132 mm

Impression in the Museum collections

1530s

No watermark

Provenance:

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

Inv. Г-5163

Comments:

the impression has clear and strong outlines of figures, but the plate already has many scratches. It is dated according to Meder (M. 69, c)