Design for a Frontispiece with Figures of Faith and Hope
1704–59
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 3/8 in. (12.5 x 16.2 cm; upper corners cut)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Phillip and Juanita Greenspan, in honor of Rachel Cosper, 2005
Accession Number
2005.471
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Martin Tyroff · 1704–1759
Martin Tyroff (1704–1759) was a prominent German engraver and publisher active in Nuremberg, born on November 19, 1704, as the son of Johann Georg Jacob Tyroff.) Little is known of his early life or formal training, which remains sparsely documented, though he established himself as a skilled draughtsman and copper engraver (Zeichner und Kupferstecher) in the vibrant artistic hub of Nuremberg. In ...