Medallions with portraits of Sebald Beham and Anna Beham

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Sitter Sebald Beham German
1647
Not on view
Medallion with portrait of the artist Sebald Beham at left, another at right with portrait of his wife Anna; at center, medallion with monogram 'HSB', surrounded by two sprigs of laurel tied together.

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  • Title: Medallions with portraits of Sebald Beham and Anna Beham
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Sitter: Sebald Beham (German, Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt)
  • Date: 1647
  • Medium: Etching; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 4 11/16 in. (6.7 × 11.9 cm)
    cut on the platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.17.2-263
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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