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The Fourth Foolish Virgin (from the Wise and Foolish Virgins series, 1 of 10 plates )
Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.1 x 5.1 cm (4 3/8 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2086
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 085; Lehrs 84 (I/I); Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX) 84 (I/I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: M + S
Marks
No watermark; verso, MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 2086; collector's stamp in red ink: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; in graphite: 4th of foolish virgins; M Schon; B 85; 85
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; November 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)