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Birds, insects, etc. (Series of seven plates and series of six plates)
Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet at plate mark :6.3 x 7.8 cm (2 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.);
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2642
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 394-400
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.