Description: Unknown European Artist, 1800sDesiderius Erasmus after the original portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger in the LouvreGraphite and chalk drawing, with ink label5 by 3 1/2 inches (mount) 6 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches (drawing) From the Winfield Robbins (1841-1910) collection. Until recently, the entire Robbins print collection was housed in the Robbins Library in Arlington, Mass., in an Italian Renaissance style building built with funds from an 1892 gift from the widow of Eli Robbins. The background of the collection is fascinating. Winfield Robbins, a nephew of Eli, had a passion for preserving history, especially portraits of historical persons, some famous, some not so famous. He believed that, in order to teach history properly, students should be able to see images of people they were learning about. He not only collected engravings dating back to the Fifteenth Century, traveling extensively in Europe to do so, but he also collected prints and photographs of prominent personalities of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. The result of this passion was a collection, that, although it included Old Master prints by Rembrandt and Durer and some genre scenes,
Price: 149.95 USD
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
End Time: 2025-01-01T21:22:26.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Drawing
Signed: No
Size: Small
Period: Neoclassicism/Romantism (1770-1840)
Theme: People
Style: Realism
Material: Ink, Pencil
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
