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Saint Jerome in His Study (Titlepage of an Old Testament)
Hans Springinklee (German, died in 1549)
1524
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Block: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 27.2 x 17.4 cm (10 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 27.2 x 17.4 cm (10 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Signed in block, lowercenter: HSK [monogram]
Marks
No watermark; collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; purple Parker Collection MFA stamp; accession number in ink: 19333
InscriptionsRecto, in cartouche upper center: Das Alte Te=/stament mit fleyss/verteutscht./MDXXIIII.; verso: [letterpress in black ink]
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.