The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)
Print commemorating the members of the Albrecht Dürer Society during the year 1843-1844. The image consists of a frame, filled with figures in 16th-century costumes and the double-headed eagle of the German Empire at the top. Below, the figure of a wild man blowing a horn forms the leader for a troupe of fantasy figures. In the center of the frame, a scene is depicted with a group of noblemen and members of the Order of the Golden Fleece presenting a shield to the artist Albrecht Dürer.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)
- Artist: Eugen Neureuther (German, Munich 1806–1882 Munich)
- Printer: Carl Ferdinand Mayer (German, Nuremberg 1798–1868 Nuremberg)
- Date: 1843
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 23 5/8 × 18 11/16 in. (60 × 47.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.770
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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