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Madonna on a Crescent
The Virgin on the Crescent
Madonna on a Crescent
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, about 1480–1538)
German
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
New Hollstein e.012; Bartsch 011; Winzinger 119; Waldmann 51; Schm.12,
Provenance1816 or 1818, Franz Gawet (b. 1765 - d. 1847; Lugt 1069), Vienna. 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.
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.