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Allegory of Abundance
Cristofano di Michele Martini, called il Robetta (Italian, 1462–after 1534)
about 1510-1520
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.8 × 18.4 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hind D.II.28, i/ii; Bartsch XIII, 403, 18; Illustrated Bartsch 2521.036, i/ii; Le Blanc 25
Marks
Verso, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, bottom 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]. (Accession Date: August 18, 2023)
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.