About the Artwork
Emperor Charles V and His Brother Ferdinand
between 1517 and 1532
C.B. Hopfer
active ca. 1531
German
Unknown
Etching printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 7 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (20 × 27.6 cm) Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 inches (21 × 28.6 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S605
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in plate, lower left edge: 58
Stamped, in black, verso: Baron H. A. von Derschau (Lugt 2510) Stamped, in black and brown: Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606 and 2922)
Provenance
Baron H. A. von Derschau (Nuremberg, Germany)
Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen (Berlin, Germany). Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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C.B. Hopfer, Emperor Charles V and His Brother Ferdinand, between 1517 and 1532, etching printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S605.
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