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Decapitation of St. John the Baptist

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian (active in Germany, Netherlands, England), 1607–1677)
After: Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578–1610)
After: Hendrick Goudt (1582–1648)

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 6.9 x 5.3 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP12814
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Parthey 0100; Pennington 100; New Hollstein 839
DescriptionReversed copy

Marks Collector's mark, in red ink, verso, l.l.: H.F.S. [L. 1309]
Black ink, verso, l.c., cut off: Rio (?)
Graphite, verso: V.I.57 [illeg.]
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, N.Y.; date acquired: 1897