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Chimperial
Unidentified Mythical Beast
Chimperial
Melchior Lorch (German, about 1527–about 1583)
1582
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
23.2 x 16.2 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19008
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsUpper left, in block: 15 82 / FM
ProvenanceHenry 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.
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.