Advanced Search 
Moses Seeking Water
Bernard Salomon (French, about 1508–about 1561)
about 1540-1560
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 6.5 × 4.3 cm (2 9/16 × 1 11/16 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19211
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
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.
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.