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Bust of Hippocrates (?)
1569
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.2 x 14.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1570
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
InscriptionsRecto, lower center, in pen and red ink, "Hippocrates. Medic"; engraved in the plate, bottom right, "XXIII"
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.
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.