Gentleman and Lady riding to the Hunt

Gentleman and Lady riding to the Hunt

Title

Gentleman and Lady riding to the Hunt

[cda 2019]

Print, woodcut

Gentleman and Lady riding to the hunt; riding on one horse to the right, with two hounds held on lashes; the two Saxon shields at upper margin

1st state: electoral coat of arms, sable in base

2nd state: electoral coat of arms, shield altered and sable in chief

3rd state: electoral coat of

Gentleman and Lady riding to the hunt; riding on one horse to the right, with two hounds held on lashes; the two Saxon shields at upper margin

1st state: electoral coat of arms, sable in base

2nd state: electoral coat of arms, shield altered and sable in chief

3rd state: electoral coat of arms removed from the block

Impressions with a border. At top two lines letterpress:

'Frisch auff... hab ich erjagt

Below poem of 26 lines in two columns:

'Gar mancher tag... gewesen sind C. M. O.

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

[cda 2019]

Dating
1506

Dating

1506

[dated]

Chronology
1506
after 1506

Chronology

1506

[dated]

after 1506

[cda 2026]

after 1506

[cda 2026]

after 1506

[cda 2026]

after 1506

[cda 2026]

Dimensions
Image: 178-180 × 124 mm

Dimensions

  • Image: 178-180 × 124 mm

  • [cda 2023]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia in the block, lower right margin: monogram 'LC' and dated '1506'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia in the block, lower right margin: monogram 'LC' and dated '1506'

CDA ID
LC_HVI-91_114
Bartsch-No
VII.292.117
GND-No
https://d-nb.info/gnd/1075506964
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/LC_HVI-91_114/

References

Reference on page
Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 67, 68
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Geisberg, Strauss 1974
AuthorMax Geisberg
EditorWalter L. Strauss
TitleThe German single-leaf woodcut 1500 - 1550
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1974
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Jahn, Bernhard 1972 285, 286, 379
AuthorJohannes Jahn
EditorMarianne Bernhard
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere: 1472 - 1553. Das gesamte graphische Werk. Mit Exempeln aus dem graphischen Werk Lucas Cranach des Jüngeren und der Cranachwerkstatt
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1972
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Hollstein 1959 91
AuthorFriedrich W. H. Hollstein
TitleCranach - Drusse
Publicationin K.G. Boon and R.W. Scheller, eds., Hollstein's German engravings, etchings and woodcuts: ca. 1400 - 1700
Volume6
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
Year of Publication1959
ReferencesGND 1132640032
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Geisberg 1930
AuthorMax Geisberg
TitleBilder-Katalog zu Max Geisberg: Der deutsche Einblatt-Holzschnitt in der ersten Hälfte des XVI. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1930
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Dodgson 1911 285
AuthorCampbell Dodgson
TitleCatalogue of Early German and Flemish woodcuts preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Vol. II
Volume2
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1911
Link https://archive.org/details/catalogueofearly02brit/page/292/mode/2up
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Heller 1854 211
AuthorJoseph Heller
TitleLucas Cranach's Leben und Werke
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1854
Link http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015062799757 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015062799757
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Schuchardt 1851 C 280
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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Bartsch 1808 292
AuthorAdam Bartsch
TitleLe peintre graveur. Les vieux maitres allemands
Volume7
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1808
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-228876
ReferencesGND 997996056
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  • Gentleman and Lady riding to the Hunt, after 1506
State / Edition
2nd state; edition b)
Dating
after 1506

Dating

after 1506

[cda 2026]

Medium
Print on laid paper

Medium

Print on laid paper

[cda 2026]

Dimensions
Sheet: 176 × 125 mm

Dimensions

Labels

Verso, centre: Metropolitan Museum of Art Stamp
[THE MET online, accessed 02.01.2026]
- Collection stamp, Gustav …

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

CDA ID
US_MMANY_47-100-192
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/US_MMANY_47-100-192
Owner
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Repository
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Location
New York

Provenance

- Gustav Grunewald [Lugt 1155b]
- William Bell Scott [Lugt 2607]
[Armin Kunz 2023]
- Vendor: Vendor: Charles F. Stehlen
- acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
[THE MET online, accessed 02.01.2026]

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Technical studies

2023 - Technical Examination

  • Watermark

Watermark: present

Watermark, motif: bull's head (fragment)

Watermark, dimensions: -

[Armin Kunz 2023]

Condition Reports

Date2023 -

Borderline trimmed; paper defects and creases; greyish, soiled paper. Fragmentary watermark: bull's head.

[Armin Kunz 2023]

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