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Print, The Moon, from The Seven Planets

This is a Print. It was designed by Hans Sebald Beham. It is dated 1539 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Leo Wallerstein. It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.

Its dimensions are

4.4 × 2.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Monogram printed in plate, center right: HSB

It is inscribed

Printed in plate, center right: 1539; upper left: 7

Cite this object as

Print, The Moon, from The Seven Planets; Designed by Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550); engraving on laid paper; 4.4 × 2.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1950-131-10

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