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A Grotto
Herman van Swanevelt (Netherlandish, about 1600–1655)
mid 17th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 5.2 x 8 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 4.7 x 7.3 cm (1 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 4.7 x 7.3 cm (1 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP8034
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 7; Hollstein 69, ii/ii
Description
Marks
Verso, bottom right, in pencil, the mark of van Puten, Paris (died c. 1829)(Lugt 2058); verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left-center, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870); verso, lower left-center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282a)
Provenancevan Puten, Paris (died c. 1829)(Lugt 2058); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897