The Knight, Death and the Devil
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: [1513]
Maker: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528)
Printer: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528)
Dimensions:
Image: 244 x 186 mm (24.4 x 18.6 cm)
Sheet: 348 x 262 mm (34.8 x 26.2 cm)
Medium: Black printing ink on heavy laid paper
Object number: P.64
DescriptionDurer named this engraving "Der Reiter", the rider, and it is thought to represent the Christian Knight passing resolutely through the terrors of mortal life, undismayed by the prospect of death. It displays a watermark which includes the word 'portfolio' and the letters M and B. Dodgson (see documentation) states that early impressions of this plate should have a 'high crown' or 'jug' watermark. It may be a later restrike, but Durer's plate was engraved in 1513.
