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The Expulsion (History of Adam and Eve)

Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/61)
1540

Medium/Technique Engraving, squared in graphite for transfer
Dimensions Sheet: 8.7 x 6.4 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP17853
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 005
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.