The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)

The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)

Eugen Neureuther

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Print commemorating the members of the Albrecht Dürer Society during the year 1843-1844. The image consists of a frame, filled with figures in 16th-century costumes and the double-headed eagle of the German Empire at the top. Below, the figure of a wild man blowing a horn forms the leader for a troupe of fantasy figures. In the center of the frame, a scene is depicted with a group of noblemen and members of the Order of the Golden Fleece presenting a shield to the artist Albrecht Dürer.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843–1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern für das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843–1844)

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