Beham, Hans Sebald

Beham, Hans Sebald an eminent German engraver, was born at Nuremberg in 1500, and was instructed by his younger brother Bartel. He engraved on wood and copper. The following are some of his prints: Adam and Eve in Paradise; The Death of Dido; A Woman Sitting on a Lion; The Virgin Holding the Infant Jesus in her Arms,; with a Parrot and an Apple. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts,. s.v.