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Birds, insects, etc. (Series of seven plates and series of six plates)

Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562)

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions 5.7 x 9.8 cm (2 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. )
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2641
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 401-406
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.