An Eastern Ruler Seated on His Throne

c. 1495

Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.6 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • 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


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