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Men at work on hull of man-of-war

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian (active in Germany, Netherlands, England), 1607–1677)
1647

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Platemark: 14.4 × 23.8 cm (5 11/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 15.7 × 25.3 cm (6 3/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1254
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Parthey 1264 (4); Pennington 1264 ii/ii; New Hollstein 959 II/II
DescriptionWith the No.12
Marks Graphite, l.r.: ordinary state with the [illeg.] 1647
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]. (Accession Date: April 11, 2022)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after Sewall's death.