The Military Ranks, from Chassaneus, Catalogus Gloriae Mundi, Frankfurt

1579

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 10 1/2 × 14 3/16 in. (26.7 × 36 cm)
Collection no.: 49.509
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Military Ranks, from Chassaneus, Catalogus Gloriae Mundi, Frankfurt — Jost Amman. 1579.

Medium: Etching; first state of two. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 10 1/2 × 14 3/16 in. (26.7 × 36 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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