Shield with a Stag's Head, Held by a Wild Man (from the Armorial Shield with Supporters series, 1 of 10 plates)

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Shield with a Stag's Head, Held by a Wild Man (from the Armorial Shield with Supporters series, 1 of 10 plates)

Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)

about 1480–90

Medium/Technique Engraving

Dimensions Sheet (roundel): 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Stephen Bullard Memorial Fund, by exchange

Accession Number45.654

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 104; Lehrs 103 (I/I); Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX) 103 (I/I)

Signed Signed in plate, lower center: M + S [monogram]

Marks Recto: left of shield, in ink: WE [William Esdaile; Lugt 2617]; verso, collector's signature in ink: Robert Balmanno London 1823 [Lugt 213]; stamp in black, in circle: BRITISH MUSEUM 1854; stamp is black, in circle with crown: BRITISH MUSEUM DUPLICATE; MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 36206; in graphite: B104; c.10869; hxxt. K6933; J3486

ProvenanceWilliam Esdaile (b. 1758 - d. 1837; Lugt 2617), London. Robert Balmanno (b. 1780 - d. 1866; Lugt 213), London. British Museum Duplicate. William H. Schab (dealer), New York; September 13, 1945, purchased from him by the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1945)