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Print, The Virgin Sitting by a Wall

This is a Print. It was print maker: Albrecht Dürer. It is dated 1514. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

  • Cope Hood (Italy)
  • silk and metallic embroidery on linen foundation.
  • Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
  • 1902-1-909

Its dimensions are

14.7 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Stamp: Lugt 645b (Cooper Union Museum) Lugt 119 (A. Firmin-Didot, Paris [1790–1876]); Lugt 1852 (Pierre Mariette, Paris [1634–1716])

It is signed

Signed and dated in plate with monogram, center right: 1514 / AD

Cite this object as

Print, The Virgin Sitting by a Wall; Print Maker: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); Germany; engraving on white laid paper; 14.7 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-13

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