Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528
Germany

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THE ILL-ASSORTED COUPLE

Circa 1495

With monogram

Copperplate engraving

150×138 mm

Impression in the Museum collections

Early 16th century

First state, with a distinct line of mountains in the background

Watermark:
a Gothic "P"

Provenance:

State Hermitage;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1862;
in the Museum since 1924

Inv. Г-2094

Comments:

the impression is dated by watermark (М. 77, с)

Other impressions in the Museum collections:

Inv. Г-5157, on paper without watermarks, first state, but dated as subsequent to Inv. Г-2094, because on this impression one can see the new scratches on the plate