Accession Number
2013/2.554

Title
The Sentinel at the Powder Keg [Die Schildwache bei den Puluerfässern]

Artist(s)
Hans Sebald Beham

Medium & Support
etching on laid paper

Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in. (4.4 x 3 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Physical Description
Three men standing next to wooden barrels, town scene with a steeple behind. One man has a rifle over his shoulder, hand on hip. The other has a foot against one of the barrels.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
barrels (containers)
fires (events)
men (male humans)
security guards
soldiers