Children's Crusade
The sheets have the same watermark. They are most similar to Briquet 1854 and 1855, which are late sixteenth-century watermarks from France, specifically Troyes and Toulouse. The print is probably a later reprint of a German block on French paper.
Artwork Details
- Title: Children's Crusade
- Artist: Monogrammist LIW (Dutch, 1490–1550)
- Date: ca. 1550–80
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 44 7/8 × 11 13/16 in. (114 × 30 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Museum accession
- Object Number: Ref.284
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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