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Jacob's Dream, ca. 1483

  • German
  • Anton Koberger, German

Woodcut printed in black ink, colored by hand on laid paper

  • Image: 4 5/8 × 7 1/4 inches (11.7 × 18.4 cm) Sheet: 15 × 10 1/4 inches (38.1 × 26 cm)

Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass

35.5

Inscribed, in German, on block, below image Inscribed, upper right: .XVIII. [page number]

Lillian Henkel Haass

1935-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

German, Jacob's Dream, ca. 1483, woodcut printed in black ink, colored by hand on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass, 35.5.