Artist: Sebald Beham (Germany, 1500–1550).
Title: Genius holding a coat of arms.
Signed in plate: with monogram ISB at upper right. There are notes in graphite on the mat.
Dimensions: Sheet 3 3/8" x 2 1/8". Mat 14" x 13".
Date: c.1535.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: apparently, no.
Mat and Frame: matted.
Provenance: 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 within the borderline. The corners are missing. Foxing, especially to the mat. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Bartsch VIII, p.227, No. 259.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1845,0809.1243.
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.