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Young Woman Attacked by Death
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
probably 1495
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.6 × 10.4 cm (4 9/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (intaglio) 092; Meder 76 (b)
Signed
Not signed
Marks
Watermark: bull's head (M. 62); verso, in old ink: N. Smith [Nathaniel Smith; Lugt 2298]; in same hand, and same ink: N°25/10 [with additional marks above]; faded collector's initials in ink: HFS [Henry F. Sewall]; collector's mark in red ink: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; in graphite: Ottley N°1; and other marks
ProvenanceNathaniel Smith (b. 1738 - d. 1809); Lugt 2298) London. Henry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, sold by Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Date Acquired: October 21, 1897)
NOTES: [1] Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTES: [1] Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.