Title page border with children and a medallion

16th century

Not on view

Holbein's woodcut was first used as title page border in Micaele Ricci's 'De regibus Francorum libri III [...]', Basel, published by Johann Froben, July 1517; subsequently used in various other books, including Desiderius Erasmus, 'Aliquot Epistolae [...]', Basel, published by Johann Froben, January 1518.

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Catalogue Raisonné

Title: Title page border with children and a medallion
Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Date: 16th century
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (18.4 × 12.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.2014
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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