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Design for a Coat of Arms with Putti holding Garlands

Tobias Stimmer  (Swiss, Schaffhausen 1539–1584 Strasbourg)

Date:
1550–84
Medium:
Pen and black ink, brush and gray and rose wash.
Dimensions:
4 5/16 x 2 9/16 in. (11 x 6.5 cm) (Hexagonal)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Accession Number:
50.605.13

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  • Description

    Coat of arms in an escutcheon, surrounded by four putti holding garlands.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Annotated on verso in pencil at upper center: Tob. Stimmer / 1584 On verso in pencil at center: coll. Lanna / Fairf. murray On verso in pencil at lower left: Lanna 1910 / 532 On verso in pencil at lower right: Lugt 2773

    Marking: On verso, collector's mark of A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773) MMA stamp.

  • Provenance

    Vendor: János Scholz

  • References

    Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann "A Census of Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire. 1540-1680 in North American Collections" Central European History. 18, Atlanta, 1985, p. 109.



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