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A Grimacing Man

Jan Lievens (Dutch, 1607–1674)
Formerly attributed to: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
undated

Medium/Technique Intaglio
Dimensions Sheet: 7.2 x 6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1258
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Rovinskii 41, ii; Bartsch 308; Hind 353, ii
DescriptionThis small print is reproduced in paint at the center of a Cornelis Gijsbrechts trompe l'oeil painting in the collection of the MFA (accession number 2020.397).
Marks Verso: the mark of the Reverend John Burleigh James (Lugt 1425); the mark of Henry F. Sewall (Lugt 1309).
ProvenanceThe Reverend John Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, UK (b. 1811 - d. 1897; Lugt 1425). Henry 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]. (Accession Date: May 25, 2022)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after Sewall's death.