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The Meal of the Beggars
Cornelis Massys (Netherlandish, before 1508–after 1560)
1539
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 6.2 × 9 cm (2 7/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 6.4 × 9.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 6.4 × 9.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP9223
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 16; Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish, vol. XI, Massys) 132 (II/II)
State
II/II
Signed
Signed in plate, upper right: . COR . MET .
Marks
Watermark (yes, but not deciphered); verso, collector's stamp in red ink: H.F.S. [Henry Foster Sewall; Lugt 1309]; MFA Parker stamp in purple ink (Lugt 1870) with accession number in ink: 9223; in graphite: B.IX
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)