Shield with Unicorn, Held by Woman

c. 1480/1490

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image displays a full view of a seated person within a round frame. The person is seated, facing forward with a serene expression. They wear a robe and hold a shield with a horse image. On their left side, they hold flowers. The background shows floral and plant decorations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 7.7 x 7.7 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.81

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 96, State only

  • Series Title

    Series of Coats of Arms [Lehrs 95-104]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler and Co., New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Etchings by Martin Schongauer from the Lessing Rosenwald Collection, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1930.

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 97b.

1945

  • Postcard Prints of the National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1945-1946, no catalogue.

1947

  • National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, D.C., 1947.

1953

  • Nuremberg and the German World, 1460-1530: Prints and books from the Kress and Rosenwald Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1953, no catalogue.

1955

  • Miniatures and Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955, no catalogue.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 92, repro.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 92.

Wikidata ID

Q64960293

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