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Inscription

upper right in white ink: 1521 / AD (in monogram)

Provenance

A.F. Andréossy; Baron Arthur de Schikler, Martinvast, Normandy; by inheritance to his son-in-law, Count Hubert de Pourtalès, Hôtel de l'Imperatrice, Faubourg St. Honore, Paris; (Duveen Brothers, New York, purchased 13 October)[1]; Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park Hall, PA (purchased from Duveen and sold 6 March 1920); gift to NGA, 1942.

Exhibition History

1950
Masterpieces of Drawing: Diamond Jubilee Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1950-1951, no. 29, repro.
1955
Drawings and Prints by Albrecht Dürer, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1955.
1971
Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. XXVII, repro.
1978
Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, pp. 22-23.
1984
German Drawings from a Private Collection. The British Museum, London and tour (Washington only), hors de catalogue.
1986
Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg 1300-1550, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, 1986, no. 148.
1997
Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.
2003
Albrecht Dürer, Albertina, Vienna, 2003, no. 175, repro.
2013
Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013 (exhibited hors catalogue; mentioned p. 259, under no. 104, repr. p. 260 in color [entry by Matthias Mende]).
2019
Albrecht Dürer, Albertina Museum, Vienna, 2019-2020, no. 186.
2021
Dürer's Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen; Suremondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, National Gallery, London, 2021-2022, no. 68, repro. (shown in Aachen and London).

Bibliography

1882
Ephrussi, Charles. Albrecht Dürer et ses Dessins. Paris, 1882: 299-300, 424, repro. opposite p. 300.
1931
Flechsig, Eduard. Albrecht Dürer: Sein Leben und seine künstlerische Entwickelung. 2 volumes. Berlin, 1931: II: 232, no. 385.
1937
Winkler, Friedrich. Die Zeichnungen Albrecht Dürers. 4 vols. Berlin, 1937: IV: no. 820
1938
Tietze, Hans, and Erika Tietze-Conrat. Kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke Albrecht Dürers. 2nd ed. 2 volumes in 3. Basel, 1938: no. 823.
1945
Panofsky, Erwin, Albrecht Dürer. 2nd revised ed. 2 vols. London, 1945: 1291.
1974
Strauss, Walter L. The Complete Drawings of Albrecht Dürer. 6 volumes. New York, 1974: IV: no. 1521/23.
1982
Strieder, Peter. Albrecht Dürer Paintings, Prints, Drawings. New York, 1982: no. 1946.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 661, no. 1038, color repro.
1995
Martinez, Benjamin and Jacqueline Block. Visual Forces: An Introduction to Design. 2nd edition, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995: 120, fig. A.
2005
Michelman, Dorothea S. "A German Treasure Trove: The National Gallery of Art." German Life (June/July 2005): 43, repro.
2010
Eichenberger, Dagmar. “Dürer and the Netherlands: Patterns of Exchange and Mutual Admiration.” In The Essential Dürer, edited by Larry Silver and Jeffrey Chipps Smith. Philadelphia, 2010: 115, fig. 9.2.
2013
Robison, Andrew. "The Drawings of Albrecht Dürer." In exh. cat. Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013: 42, repr. p. 41 (color).

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