A Crouching Apostle (Saint Peter)

1785

Adam von Bartsch, after a drawing formerly attributed to Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Adam von Bartsch

Artist, Austrian, 1757 - 1821

Albrecht Dürer

Artist After, German, 1471 - 1528

The image depicts a person kneeling with their torso slightly bent backwards, looking up. The person has detailed facial features, shoulder-length hair, and is dressed in flowing robes. The background is plain in sepia tone with multiple borders framing the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane Tarleton Smith Moore

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.1 x 25 cm (10 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 x 35.9 cm (17 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.86.1

  • Series Title

    Hofbibliothek zu Wien (Court Library in Vienna)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Alb: Durer del:; lower right in plate: A. Bartsch sc: 1785

Wikidata ID

Q76557891

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