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An Eastern Ruler Seated on His Throne

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Eastern Ruler Seated on His Throne

Albrecht Dürer

Date
c. 1495
Medium
pen and black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.6 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1972.22.1.b
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • male
  • figure
  • Seated figure
  • Renaissance
Provenance

W.Y. Ottley; Sir Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S.G. Liesching, Stuttgart; Count A.N. Thibeaudeau; purchase privately (via R. Light); purchase by NGA, 1972.

Inscription

lower center in monogram, partly cut: AD

NGA object ID 152824. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.