Identification title(s): abduction by the sea monster. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1947-114. Catalog reference: bartsch 71. Meder 66-a (?). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower right, stamped: lugt 2228a. Description: an aquatic creature - upper body of a man, lower body of a fish, deer antlers on the head, turtle shell on the arm - carries a naked young lady into a bay. On the coast, near a castle or town, a man raises his hands in despair and some ladies pray. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht dürer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: nuremberg. Dating: 1496 - 1500. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 247 mm × w 189 mm. Subject: what: monsters of the seamerman. Acquisition: purchase 1947. Date: between 1496 and 1500.
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