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Tobit blinded by the swallows
Georg Pencz (German, about 1500–1550)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet at platemark 7 x 10.6 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.);
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2361
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 015
ProvenanceSir Thomas Lawrence (b. 1769 - d. 1830; Lugt 2446), London; May 10, 1830, posthumous Lawrence sale, Christie's, London, lot 15. 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 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.