About the Artwork
George Gutthaeter, Merchant and Art Connoisseur of Nuremberg
mid- to late 17th century
Matthaus Merian
1621-1687
German
Unknown
Engraving printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 6 7/8 × 4 7/8 inches (17.5 × 12.4 cm) Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 1/4 inches (18.4 × 13.3 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S779
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in plate, bottom left edge: M: Merian Iunior. fecit:
Inscribed, in plate, center bottom margin: GEORGIVS GVTTHAETER | Picturae & omnis Elegantiae | amator
Stamp, verso: Scripps 1895 [added in ink to the stamp] (Lugt Suppl. 2357a]
Provenance
December 1895 F. Meyer (Dresden, Germany). 1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Matthaus Merian, George Gutthaeter, Merchant and Art Connoisseur of Nuremberg, mid- to late 17th century, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S779.
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