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Moses's Staff Turned into a Serpent
Bernard Salomon (French, about 1508–about 1561)
abouit 1540-1560
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 5.9 × 8.3 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.)(trimmed to the (inked?) borderline)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19210.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso of backing sheet, lower left, 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.