Two Figures with a landscape background from a fifteenth-century Wood cut1858 – 1862 Accession number: 1906P1034 Pen and ink on tracing paper. Width: 99 mm Height: 134 mm InformationThese tracings appear to have been taken from German wood cuts of the fifteenth century. Sandys admired the work of early German illustrators but also contemporary German artists, notably Alfred Rethel (1816-1859) who drew inspiration from artists such as Albert Durer (1471-1528). This German influence can be seen in illustrations by Sandys such as 'The old Chartist' (pub. 1861) and 'Amor Mundi' (pub. 1865).
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