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Bearded Man with a High Cap and a Fur-edged Coat

Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel (German, 1729–1804)
German
1771

Medium/Technique Etching
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP16716
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, stamped in red with the collector's mark of Henry F. Sewall (Lugt 1309)
InscriptionsCenter left, in plate: N f 1771
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.