A Standing Apostle Holding a Book, c. 1510 or before

Not on View

Medium

pen and black ink on laid paper, lightly washed pink

Dimensions

overall: 17.4 x 11.1 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Sharon Greer Phillips in memory of her husband Neil Franklyn Phillips

Accession Number

1998.94.1

Artists / Makers

Hans Süss von Kulmbach (artist) German, c. 1485 - 1522

Image Use

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Inscription

upper right, falsely signed in black ink retraced with brown ink: AD (in monogram)/1514; lower left verso in graphite: DJIB

Provenance

William Mayor (L. 2799) [d. 1874], London. Eva, Countess of Rosebery (sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 November 1974, no. 1, as "Follower of Albrecht Dürer"); Yvonne tan Bunzl. (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 9 April 1981, no. 61, reproduced in color); (David Tunick, Inc., New York, 1981); Neil F. Phillips, Montpelier Station, VA, 1981; Mrs. Neil F. Phillips, Montpelier Station, VA; gift to NGA in 1998.

Associated Names

Mayor, William
Phillips, Neil F. Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips, Neil F. Mr. and Mrs.
Sotheby's
Tunick, Inc., David
tan Bunzl, Yvonne, Ms.

Bibliography

1871: Author unknown, A Brief Chronological Description of a Collection of Original Drawings and Sketches...Formed by and Belonging to Mr. Mayor. London, 1871: 50, no. 266 (as Durer).

1875: Author unknown. A Brief Chronological Description of a Collection of Original Drawings and Sketches...Formed by the Late William Mayor. London, 1875: 98, no. 468 (as Durer).

1985: Butts, Barbara Rosalyn. "'Dürerschüler' Hans Süss von Kulmbach." Ph.D. diss., Harvard University, Cambridge, 1985: 274-275 (as Springinklee).