An Eastern Ruler Seated on His Throne
c. 1495
Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and black ink on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 30.6 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
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Accession
1972.22.1.b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
W.Y. Ottley; Sir Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S.G. Liesching, Stuttgart; Count A.N. Thibeaudeau; purchase privately (via R. Light); purchase by NGA, 1972.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1974
NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 3.
1978
Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, pp. 20-21.
1984
German Drawings from a Private Collection. The British Museum, London and tour (Washington only), hors de catalogue.
1991
Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991-1992, no. 109, repro.
1997
Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.
2003
Albrecht Dürer, Albertina, Vienna, 2003, no. 22, repro.
2013
Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013 (exhibited hors catalogue).
Bibliography
2013
Robison, Andrew. "The Drawings of Albrecht Dürer." In exh. cat. Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013: 25, repr. p. 22 (color).
Inscriptions
lower center in monogram, partly cut: AD
Wikidata ID
Q64534017