The Death of Heinrich van Zütphen 1524

Hans Grohs

1920

  • Titles The Death of Heinrich van Zütphen 1524 (Proper)
  • Artist Hans Grohs, German, 1892 - 1981
  • Medium woodcut
  • Dimensions sheet (irregular): 19 1/2 × 24 7/16 in. (49.5 × 62.1 cm) image: 14 9/16 × 20 1/8 in. (37 × 51.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Frauke Grohs Collinson, AFI.142.2015
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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