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Saint Bartholomew (from an Apostles series, one of five that are extant)
Master W [with the Key] (Netherlandish, 15th century)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.3 x 10.5 cm (7 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession NumberM27579
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 057; Lehrs 14 (II/II); Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish, vol. XII) 14
State
II
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: W [+]
Marks
Verso: MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 27579
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, on the blade of the knife: [moon and cross]
Provenance17th or 18th century, probably purchased by either Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1621 - d. 1668), or his son Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1656 - d. 1733), Wilton House; by descent to their heirs, including Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1880 - d. 1960), who sold 16 albums that contained the print collection; July 5-6, 1917, Wilton House sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 17, purchsed for £8.10 by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 1, 1917)