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The Virgin and Child
Hieronymus [Jerome] Wierix (Netherlandish, about 1553–1619)
Or: Anton Wierix (Netherlandish, about 1552–1624?)
After: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Or: Anton Wierix (Netherlandish, about 1552–1624?)
After: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1566
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.5 x 7.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP6855
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Alvin 626; Mauquoy-Hendrickx 729 (II)
Marks
Verso, collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; MFA stamp with accession number in ink: 6855; in graphite: 5465 [underlined]; BB; cl; 05; 3
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, upper left: AE 12; upper right: 1566; lower left, on stone block: 1519/[Dürer monogram]
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York; November, 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund.