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An American from Virginia, Age 23
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian (active in Germany, Netherlands, England), 1607–1677)
1645
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10.2 × 7.7 cm (4 × 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13228
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Parthey 2009; Pennington 2009 ii / ii; New Hollstein 816 ii / ii
Marks
Verso, in red ink, stamped with the collector's mark of Henry Foster Sewall (Lugt 1309)
InscriptionsUpper left, in plate: Unus Americanus ex / Virginiae, Ætat: 23 [An American from Virginia, age 23]
Upper right, in plate: W. Hollar ad vivum / delin: et fecit 1645 * [Wenceslaus Hollar drew from life, and made, 1645]
Upper right, in plate: W. Hollar ad vivum / delin: et fecit 1645 * [Wenceslaus Hollar drew from life, and made, 1645]
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]. (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.