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Hans Burgkmair, the Elder (attributed to)
The Surgeons
woodcut
12.3 × 10.4 cm (block) 12.4 × 10.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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The Surgeons
Medium
woodcut
Measurements
12.3 × 10.4 cm (block) 12.4 × 10.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Not in Bartsch or Hollstein
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: H.B.
inscribed in pencil l.r.: 58
printed in ?? on reverse: In dem verstellen / vii / verseren ſ01
inscribed in pen and ink on backing sheet l.l.: 1278/3 / B / 888
inscribed in pen and ink on backing sheet c.: "The Surgeons"
inscribed in pen and brown ink l.c.: Hans Burgmair / 1473
stamped in ink on backing sheet l.r.: Felton Bequest
inscribed (inverted) in pencil on backing sheet on reverse l.l.: 12 (underlined)
stamped (inverted) in purple ink c.: NATIONAL GALLERY / OF VICTORIA (in oval) (Lugt 1932g)
Accession Number
1278.529-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
ill (people) medicine (discipline) patients physicians surgeons treating (health care function)
Movements
Renaissance