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Print, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

This is a Print. It was print maker: Albrecht Dürer. It is dated ca. 1497–98 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is woodcut on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Leo Wallerstein. It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.

Its dimensions are

Mat: 56 x 40.7 cm (22 1/16 in. x 16 in.) (irregular): 38.3 x 27.8 cm (15 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in woodcut with monogram, lower center: AD

Cite this object as

Print, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Print Maker: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); Germany; woodcut on off-white laid paper; Mat: 56 x 40.7 cm (22 1/16 in. x 16 in.) (irregular): 38.3 x 27.8 cm (15 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1954-89-21

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