A young man with an ulcerated face. Lithograph after H. Holbein.
- Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543.
- Reference:
- 5451i
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"Formerly the ulcers on the face of the young men were thought to be due to leprosy, now the traditional opinon is that they are syphilitic lesions. Dr. [A.J.] Duggan suggested pemphigus" (note by Dr Renate Burgess)
Publication/Creation
Wien [Vienna] : Verlag von Ferd. Schenk
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; image 19.9 x 14.8 cm
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Oberdeutsche Schule. German school. École Allemande. Hans Holbein d. Ä. ... Der Aussätzige. The leprous. Le lépreux. Sammlung A. v. Lanna, Prag.
Bears number lower right: "1125"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 5451i
Reproduction note
After a drawing in black and grey ink, and black, red, yellow, and white chalks by Hans Holbein the Younger, which was acquired in 1949 by the Fogg Art Museum at Cambridge, Massachusetts
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