A woman is standing in the center facing the viewer. She is looking down at a nude child in her left arm with a stern look on her face. She is carrying a banner in her right arm which has the image of a dog on it. The upper right corner there is a crest with a wolf standing on the top with a lion and its cubs at the bottom. The woman is standing between the ruins of a platform and an open window. The lower left hand corner has the monogram of the artist and the date 1522. There is also two lines of Latin inscriptions.

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Print, Charity, 1552

This is a Print. It was print maker: Heinrich Aldegrever. It is dated 1552. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

10.5 × 6.2 cm (4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Monogram of artist and date 1552 on tablet, lower left.

It is inscribed

Inscription in two lines below.

Cite this object as

Print, Charity, 1552; Print Maker: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502 - ca. 1561); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 10.5 × 6.2 cm (4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-87

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2ALjF/
Accession Number 1896-3-87
Object ID 18099403