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Verso: Title page to Prima pars operum Johannes Gerson
Gerson as a pilgrim
Verso: Title page to Prima pars operum Johannes Gerson
Hans Wechtlin (German, 1480 to 1485–after 1526)
Borders designed by: Hans Baldung (Grien) (German, 1484 or 1485–1545)
Borders designed by: Hans Baldung (Grien) (German, 1484 or 1485–1545)
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Platemark 22 x 14.8 cm (8 11/16 x 5 13/16 in. )
Sheet 25.7 x 18.3 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Sheet 25.7 x 18.3 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Passavant 59
DescriptionTitlepage with woodcut border by Hans Baldung Grien (P.81) on verso.
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.