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The head of John the Baptist presented to Herod

The head of John the Baptist presented to Herod
(c. 1512)

Medium
woodcut
Measurements
38.6 × 29.0 cm (sheet, trimmed within blockmark)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 12 (vol. 12, p. 324); Hollstein 21; Volbehr 190
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.l.: Lucas von Leiden Sohn des / Huyg Jacobsz mater in Oct und auf Glass / Nagler 859 Vol II
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.r.: 520d= / Lucas de Leyde.
inscribed in ?? on backing sheet l.c.: Colln. Holtrop / frs/200 (in a circle) / f/s/Δ / Lucas van Leyden
inscribed in ?? on backing sheet l.l.: B12
inscribed in ?? on backing sheet l.r.: tcc (in a circle) / R.S. 952 (in a circle) / No. 42 - S - (4 centre) 25 x 19
Accession Number
1278.228-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
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Gallery location
Not on display