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The Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1504
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 25.2 x 19.4 cm (9 15/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (intaglio) 001; Meder 1 (IIIa); Hollstein (German, vol. VII) 1
Signed
Signed and dated in plate, on tablet, upper left: ALBERT/DVRER/NORICVS/FACIEBAT/[Dürer's monogram] 1504
Marks
Watermark: bull's head (Meder 62); verso, in ink: AB [A. Bourduge; Lugt 70]; collector's stamp in red ink: H.F.S. [Henry Foster Sewall; Lugt 1309; MFA Parker stamp in purple ink (Lugt 1870) with accession number in black ink: P247
ProvenanceA. Bourduge (fl. 1798 - 1815; Lugt 70), France. By 1896, Henry 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]. (Acquisition 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.