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An Allegory: Triumph of the Moon
Hieronymus Hopfer (German, active about 1528–1550)
After: Monogrammist PP (Italian, active about 1500)
After: Monogrammist PP (Italian, active about 1500)
Medium/Technique
Etching on iron
Dimensions
21 x 28.5 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); Legacy dimension: Sheet: 208 x 286 mm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.);
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 035 (II)
DescriptionCopy in reverse after the Monogrammist PP (see MFA accession number 1987.90).
Marks
Recto, lower left, collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; verso, collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; MFA Parker stamp in purple, with accession number in ink: 2115.
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, lower center: 16 [Funk number]
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 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.