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David and Goliath

Hans Sebald Lautensack (German, 1524–1566)
German
1551

Medium/Technique Etching on two plates
Dimensions 17.1 x 22.7 cm (6 3/4 x 8 15/16 in.);
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2621
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 51
Marks Verso, stamped in black, the collector's mark of Wilhelm Heinrich Ferdinand Karl von Lepell (Lugt 1672),
Verso, stamped in black, the collector's mark and release stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Lugt 1606 and Lugt 2398)
Verso, stamped in red, the collector's mark of Henry Foster Sewall (Lugt 1309)
ProvenanceWilhelm Heinrich Ferdinand Karl von Lepell (b. 1755 - d. 1826; Lugt 1672), Herhutt, Germany; after 1826, deposited at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunsten, Berlin; 1835, transferred to the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Lugt 1606; [release stamp] Lugt 2398). 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]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.