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Print, The Egg Vendor

This is a Print. It was designed by Hans Sebald Beham. It is dated 1520 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is engraving on off-white 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

5.4 × 4 cm (2 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Monogram printed in plate, upper right: HSB

It is inscribed

Printed in plate, upper right: 1520

Cite this object as

Print, The Egg Vendor; Designed by Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550); engraving on off-white laid paper; 5.4 × 4 cm (2 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1950-131-20

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