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Der Weisskunig
Austrian Troops Besieging a City
Der Weisskunig
Hans Burgkmair, the Elder (German, 1473–1531)
German
about 1510–16
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.1 × 19.7 cm (8 11/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19324
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 80
DescriptionIllustration for Der Weisskunig. The paper suggests that this may be from the Derschau edition of 1775.
Signed
Lower right, in block: H B
InscriptionsLower right, in block: H B
Verso, in graphite: Marked H. Brosamer! / [H. Burgkmair?]
Verso, in graphite: Marked H. Brosamer! / [H. Burgkmair?]
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; cf. 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]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.