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Louis IX
1797
Medium/Technique
Engraving and stipple
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP16932
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Stauffer 239
DescriptionEngraved for John Gifford and William Duane. The History of France: From the Earliest Times, Till the Death of Lewis the Sixteenth. 4 volumes. (Philadelphia: Printed for James Stewart & Co. by Snowden & M'Corkle, 1797 - 98). This portrait was intended for volume 1 or 2.
Signed
In plate, at lower edge of image: J: Bowes Sc:
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower edge of image: J: Bowes Sc:
In plate, below image: Louis IX
In plate, at lower margin: Philadelphia Publish'd by J: Stuart & Co, Jany 24 = 1797
In plate, below image: Louis IX
In plate, at lower margin: Philadelphia Publish'd by J: Stuart & Co, Jany 24 = 1797
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.