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Print, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1531

This is a Print. It was print maker: Barthel Beham and subject: Ferdinand I von Habsburg. It is dated 1531. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

20.7 × 13.2 cm (8 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed with monogram in plate at upper right

It is inscribed

Inscribed: 'PROXIMUS A SUMMO FERDINANDUS CAESARE CARLO / REX ROMANORUM SIC TULIT ORA GENAS/ AET. SUAE XXIX/ ANN. M.D. XXXI

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Print, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1531; Print Maker: Barthel Beham (1502 - 1540); Subject: Ferdinand I von Habsburg (1505 - 1564); Germany; engraving on laid paper; 20.7 × 13.2 cm (8 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-84

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