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Bust of an Oriental Man
A Man Wearing a Turban
Bust of an Oriental Man
Israhel van Meckenem (German, about 1440/45–1503)
undated
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 x 12.4 cm (7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number25.1397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Lehrs 515, i / i; Bartsch 002; Geisberg 418; Koreny (Hollstein) 515
State
I/I
Signed
In plate, at lower center: Israhel Van Meckenem Goltsmit
Marks
Verso, collector's stamp in red: Albertina Duplicate (Lugt 5g); in graphite: C13613; 46.3.[?]b-; g.418xx; G
ProvenanceArtaria and Co., Vienna (Lugt 90); after about 1820, sold by Artaria and Co., probably to Charles, Duke of Techsen (b. 1771 - d. 1847), Albertina, Vienna [see note]; deaccessioned by the Albertina as a duplicate; May 25-27, 1925, Albertina duplicates sale, Boerner, Leipzig, lot 918, to P. and D. Colnaghi, London; 1925, sold by Colnaghi to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 1, 1925)
NOTE:
[1] According to the 1925 Albertina sale catalogue, this was one of a number of prints acquired from Artaria after 1820. The founder of the Albertina print collection, Duke Albert of Saxon-Techsen, died in 1822 and his foster son Charles expanded it. In 1921, the prints and drawings at the Albertina were merged with those of the Imperial Court Library.
NOTE:
[1] According to the 1925 Albertina sale catalogue, this was one of a number of prints acquired from Artaria after 1820. The founder of the Albertina print collection, Duke Albert of Saxon-Techsen, died in 1822 and his foster son Charles expanded it. In 1921, the prints and drawings at the Albertina were merged with those of the Imperial Court Library.