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Print made by Theodore Casper von Furstenberg, ca. 1615–1675, German, Head of St. John Baptist on a Charger, ca. 1656
- Title:
- Head of St. John Baptist on a Charger
- Date:
- ca. 1656
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/8 × 18 1/4 inches (35.9 × 46.4 cm), Plate: 14 1/8 × 18 1/4 inches (35.9 × 46.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "15"; inscribed upper center: "B<...>t 1390"; inscribed lower left: "2 | D. 40 L 15 | p.181 mr F | c.13573
Lettered in black ink, lower right: "Theod. Casp. a Furstenberg. Pinxit & Sculpfit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.21
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beards | charger | Christianity | execution | head | martyr | New Testament | religious and mythological subject | the beheading of John the Baptist
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21908
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