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Old man caressing a young woman
Jakob Lucius (German, about 1530–1597)
Formerly attributed to: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Formerly attributed to: Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)
undated

Medium/Technique Woodcut
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP212
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hollstein, German (vol. 23), 37, i ; Passavant 281
DescriptionSheet trimmed at left and right, with loss to design on both sides. Neatly remargined, with hand-drawn outline to disguise the repair.
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]. (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.