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Shield with a Lion, Held by an Angel (from the Armorial Shields with Supporters series, 1 of 10 plates)
Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (roundel): 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number56.156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 096; Lehrs 95 (I/I); Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX) 95 (I/I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: M + S [monogram]
Marks
Verso, collector's stamp in blue, in oval with 3 stars: CH. PROTECTOR MEUS [Dukes of Arenberg; Lugt 567]; MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 56.156
ProvenanceDukes of Arenberg, Nordlichen and Brussels; March 8, 1956, purchased from William H. Schab (dealer), New York, by the MFA. (Accession Date: March 8, 1956)