New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2008.

Illustration From Lancelot Du Lac (?)/La Derreniere Partie

Artist Antonio Verard

CultureFrench

Date15th century

MediumWoodcut on laid paper

DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 × 6 3/4 in. (20.3 × 17.1 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 1/4 in. (32.7 × 23.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)

InscribedWritten in graphite on verso, middle center: "30.60.4." Written in ink on verso, bottom edge: "XXX 5." Written in graphite on inside of back mat at lower right: "dup AHM Grospear-Maupin 30.60.4 C." Impressed "MMA" stamp at lower right corner. Written in graphite along upper right side: "30.60.4." Written in graphite on front of mat along bottom edge: "French School Illustration from Lancelot du Lac (?) Dick Fund 1930." Written in graphite along upper left side: "French School XV Century Paris Lancelot ee McFarlane 35".

MarkingsVerso, center: Metropolitan Museum of Art stamp (L.1943) and Metropolitan Museum of Art Duplicate stamp (L.1808h) with " AHM 56" written in graphite in the center.

Credit LineGift of Captain and Mrs. Shirley Falcke

Object number56.49.21

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DescriptionArtist was from the 15th century French School of Paris. The print comes from a book with foliage and a bird decoration below print and two short columns and a column and a half on back.