A Swiss Guard before an Ornamental Arch (recto)
1568
Abraham Bickhart
Artist, Swiss, 1535 - 1577
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Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and black ink with gray wash on red prepared laid paper, heightened with white gouache
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
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Accession
2009.38.2.a
Associated Artworks
Saint Nicholas (verso)
Hans Heinrich Wägmann
1600
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Dr. W. Hugelshofer until 1928; Dr. Hugo von Ziegler [1890-1966]; (sale, Sotheby's New York, 28 January 2009, no. 4); (via Jean-Luc Baroni), purchased 2009 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower right in white gouache: AB 1568
Wikidata ID
Q64533198