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Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon [excerpted book illustration]
Attributed to: Hans Springinklee (German, died in 1549)
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet at plate mark :9.5 x 7.8 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.);
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19194
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Not signed
Marks
Verso, collector's initial's in black ink: W.S. [William Sharp; Lugt 2650]; collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; purple Parker Collection MFA stamp; accession number in ink: 19194
InscriptionsVerso: [letterpress in black and red]
ProvenanceWilliam Sharp (b. 1749 - d. 1824; Lugt 2650), Manchester, England. 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.