Artist: Sebald Beham (Germany, 1500–1550).
Title: Lichas presenting Hercules with the poisoned tunic.
Signed in plate: Signed with monogram at the upper right and lettered: 'DEIANIRA NESSI VESTEM/ PER LICHAM SERVUM HE/ RCULI MITTIT.' Verso in brown ink G Storck a Milano 1798. In. N. 7291. N. 12. and in pencil B[artsch] 98.
Dimensions: Sheet 2 1/4" x 3 1/4". Back sheet 10 1/2" x 7 1/2".
Date: 1542-1548.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: apparently, no.
Mat and Frame: back sheet
Provenance: G. Storck (1766 - 1836), a Milano [print dealer] 1798.
The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to platemark. Browning to paper. Few stains. Minor blemishes. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Bartsch VIII, p.157, No. 98. Lugt 2318.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1868,0822.239.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.
We also currently have three Callots from the G. Storck collection.