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Melencolia I

 (German, 1471–1528)
Date1514
MediumEngraving, printed in black ink on cream-colored antique laid paper
Dimensions9 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (24.1 x 18.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by The Frick Collection, 1940
Accession number1940.3.61
Collection History

Knoedler. Frick, 1940.

Source: The Frick Collection: Drawings, Prints & Later Acquisitions. Volume IX. New York: The Frick Collection, 2003.

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