Children's Crusade

ca. 1550–80

Not on view

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.

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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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