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Spinario
The Thorn Puller
Spinario
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–1578)
about 1566–1576
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 28.1 x 19.9 cm (11 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark at the top and sides; lacking c. 14 mm at the bottom)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1549
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bierens de Haan 151, indeterminate state (the bottom margin is trimmed off); Hollstein 151, indeterminate state; Illustrated Bartsch 151; New Hollstein 215, i/iii or ii/iii
Marks
Recto, bottom center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso of backing sheet, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.