Dodgson, Campbell; British Museum / Department of Prints and Drawings: Guide to the woodcuts, drawings, and engravings of Albrecht Dürer: in the Department of Prints and Drawings$dexhibited in commemoration of the fourth centenary of the artist's death on April 6th, 1528 (London: British Museum, 1928)

Preface.

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Of the 104 engravings now generally accepted as Diirer’s works (though
opinions differ somewhat as to the exact composition of this number)
all but three are in the British Museum, and of those three two are unique
and the third excessively rare. Some scarce states are also in the col
lection. It is derived from many sources : the Sloane collection, the
bequests of Nollekens, Cracherode, Slade and Salting, the Malcolm col-
lection and others. The quality is on the whole good, but not quite
first-rate; many otherwise fine impressions are somewhat spoilt by
having been cut closely along, or within, the limits of the plate. The
collection is arranged as nearly as possible in chronological order, though
opinions differ as to the exact sequence in which the early unsigned plates
ought to be catalogued.
The woodcuts are much more numerous, and it has not been possible
to exhibit the whole of the British Museum collection, which is extremely
large and abounds in rarities.
CAMPBELL DODGSON.

OUTLINE OF DURER’S CAREER.
1471, May 21. Born at Nuremberg. Trained by his father as a goldsmith.
1486-1489. Apprenticed to Wolgemut to learn painting.
1490 (April). Started on his “ Wanderjahre ” ; visited many parts of Germany,
and stayed at Colmar, Basle and Strassburg. Produced many illustra-
tions and drawings.
1494. Returned to Nuremberg (after May 18th). Married Agnes Frey (July 7th),
and later went to Venice .
1495. Returned to Nuremberg. Started engraving (the earliest engraving with
a date is B. 75, 1497).
1498. Published the Apocalypse.
1505 (latter part of year). Went to Venice.
1507 (early in year). Returned to Nuremberg.
1511. Published the Great Passion, Life of the Virgin, Apocalypse, and Little
Passion. Also many single woodcuts.
1512—15. Much employed by Maximilian I.
1518. Visited Augsburg at the time of the Diet, accompanying the Nuremberg
delegates, Niitzel and Spengler.
1520, July 12. Left Nuremberg on journey to Cologne and the Netherlands.
1521. At Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Malines, Brussels, Cologne. Returned to
Nuremberg in August.
1524-26. Engraved and painted chiefly portraits. Much engaged in preparing
his books on Measurement, Proportion and Fortification.
1528, April 6. Died at Nuremberg.