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Shield with a Swan, Held by a Seated Lady
Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.) diameter
Credit Line
Gift of Amory Coolidge
Accession Number43.1384
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 098; Lehrs 97 (I/I); Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX) 97 (I/I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: M + S [monogram]
Marks
Verso, unidentified collector's stamp in blue: [crown]/B; collector's stamp in black: [crown]/PAAR [Prince Karl de Paar; Lugt 2009]; MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 35930
ProvenanceProbably Prince Johann Wenceslaus Paar (b. 1719 - d. 1792), Vienna; by inheritance to his son, Prince Karl Paar (b. 1772 - d. 1819; Lugt 2009), Vienna. Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (b. 1863 - d. 1912; Lugt 1429), Boston; by descent to his son, Amory Coolidge (b. 1895 - d. 1952), Boston; December 9, 1943, gift of Amory Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1943)