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Apollo and Marsyas, and the Judgment of Midas
Melchior Meier (German, active 1572–82)
German
1581
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate mark: 23 x 31 cm (9 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 24 x 32 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 24 x 32 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2671
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hollstein 7, ii / ii; Nagler Mon. IV.2007
InscriptionsOn tablet hanging from tree, in plate: FRANC • MED • / MA • ETRVR • D • II • P • B • M • / 15 DD 81 / M • M
Verso, in graphite: Melchior Meier
Verso, in graphite: Melchior Meier
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.