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Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
1632 or after
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light brown, medium brown, and black
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.9 x 19 cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)(trimmed to borderline)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.047.29; Takahatake 2 (Version B), only state, Variant a
DescriptionSeveral tears; laid down on a backing sheet
Marks
Verso, bottom left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897