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The Surgeon
Manner of: Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628)
After: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, about 1494–1533)
After: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, about 1494–1533)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 11.3 x 7.2 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 11.3 x 7.2 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 11.3 x 7.2 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 11.3 x 7.2 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 11.3 x 7.2 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP8822
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (intaglio) 156 (reverse copy); Hollstein 156 (reverse copy); Filedt Kok (New Hollstein) 156 (copy a)
Signed
Copy of Lucas van Leyden's signature and date, in plate, upper left: L [in reverse] 1524
Marks
No watermark; verso, collector's initials in black ink: W.S. [William Sharp; Lugt 2650]; collector's stamp in red ink: H.F.S. [Henry Foster Sewall, Lugt 1309]; much faded MFA Parker stamp [Lugt 1868] in purple ink with accession number in black ink: 8822
ProvenanceWilliam Sharp (b. 1749 - d. 1824), Manchester, England. Henry 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.