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Two East India-men being repaired; both seen from stern 3/4 view
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian (active in Germany, Netherlands, England), 1607–1677)
1647
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.2 × 23.8 cm (5 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1251.7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Parthey 1267 (7); Pennington 1267 i/ii; New Hollstein 962 I/II
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]. (Accession Date: April 11, 2022)
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after Sewall's death.
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after Sewall's death.