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Title: Dictionary of painters and engravers
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Bryan, Michael, 1757-1821 Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942
Subjects: Painters Engravers
Publisher: London, G. Bell
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ll.And wlien I had served my time, my father sentme away, and I was absent four years, until myfather required me back, and as I set out in 14JO afterEaster, so I returned in 1494 after Whitsuntide.This is all Diirer tells us concerning his Lehr-undWanderjahre, nor have we much other recordconcerning them. A portrait he drew of himselfin the looking-glass in 1484 is, however, still pre-served in the Albertina at Vietma, and a carefulpen-drawing of the Virgin and two Angels,dated1485, is to be found in the Berlin Museum ; butthis may be a copy from some earlier master.Where DUrerjwentduring his four Wanderjahreis not certain. Christoph Scheurl expressly statesin one place that he made a tour through Germany,and both he and Neudorffer aflirm that he was inColmar in 1492, where he was entertained byMartin Schongauers three brothers, as also by afourth brother at Basle. The inscription on twoportraits from which it has been argued that hewas at Strassburg in 1494 is open to another inter-
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PA1NTEU8 AND KNGKAVERS. prvtation. Many writers are of opinion tliat lierroHiKol the Alpa at tliia ;ienud, auil (>aase<i huiik-time ill Italy, aini tins view liiw b«n »ii;>;>yTliauxiiif;. l>r. 1). Htirvkliitnit, iimre rrcemly, li»«(•tillravuureal to prove that he resiileil from \i\>i U>H.U lit Hasle, iiiiil wa« the author of a i-ertainreiiiarkahle ki^^P f illustrations in hookn jiriiitnll>y Bernmauu voii Oli>e. One woixli-ut, a St.Jervinie, in the eriition of that Falhira Kpisthnprinted by N. Kt^ler in Uy2, Ih oertiliinl as DurrrsMork hy his sif;ii.inire on the hloik, still preservedat Basle. All rise is mutter of inference. Wher-ever l>urer went iluriu); his WamliTJalire, it iscertain he returneriu8, and themarriage was

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