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1948

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Print, Death and the Abbot, plate 8 from The Power of Death or The Allegory of Original Sin and Death

This is a Print. It was print maker: Heinrich Aldegrever and after Hans Holbein the Younger. It is dated 1541 and we acquired it in 1948. 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.

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Print, Death and the Abbot, plate 8 from The Power of Death or The Allegory of Original Sin and Death; Print Maker: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502 - ca. 1561); After Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98 – 1543); Germany; engraving on laid paper; Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1948-133-13

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