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A Standing Woman, Holding a Book
Saint Mary Magdalen [?]
A Standing Woman, Holding a Book
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.6 x 12.1 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP7236
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 129; Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish; vol. VIII) 54
Signed
Signed in plate, upper left: HGoltzius fecit.
Marks
Verso, in ink: W.S. [William Sharp; Lugt 2650]; collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; purple Parker Collection MFA stamp with accession number in ink: 7236 [Lugt 1870]
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, below signature, upper left: Matham excud.
ProvenanceWilliam Sharp (b. 1749 - d. 1824; Lugt 2650), Manchester; March 1878, Sharp auction, Sotheby's, London. Henry Foster Sewell (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; November, 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)