Theuerdank Defeating Another Knight in Single Combat [proof]
1517
Hans Burgkmair I
Artist, German, 1473 - 1531
Artwork overview
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Medium
woodcut on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 15.7 × 13.7 cm (6 3/16 × 5 3/8 in.)
sheet: 16.5 × 14.6 cm (6 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2025.110.2
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Series Title
Der Theuerdank
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Princes of Waldburg Wolfegg, Wolfegg (Lugt 2542); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 14 November 1933, lot 839); there purchased by Albert W. Blum (1882–1952), Short Hills, NJ (Lugt 79b); (sale, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne 27/28 November 1972, lot 1048); private collection; private collection; gift to NGA, 2025
Associated Names
Markings
recto: none; verso: Princes of Waldburg Wolfegg, Wolfegg (Lugt 2542) and Albert W. Blum (Lugt 79b)
Watermarks
imperial orb surmounted by ?