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Hans Kaspar Lang the Elder

William Tell Refusing to Honor Governor Gessler's Hat, 1620s(?)

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Medium

pen and black ink with grey and yellow wash over graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 29.5 x 19.8 cm (11 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
mount: 34.2 x 25.4 cm (13 7/16 x 10 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

2012.37.1

Artists / Makers

Hans Kaspar Lang the Elder (artist) Swiss, 1571 - 1645

Image Use

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Inscription

upper center in brown ink: 3 / [not deciphered]; lower center in brown ink: HLang

Provenance

(Daniela Laube Fine Art, New York); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Daniela Laube Inc. Fine Art

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