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Stern of Dutch West India-man, other vessels in distance

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

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 14.5 × 23.6 cm (5 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1251.5
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Parthey 1265 (5); Pennington 1265 i/ii; New Hollstein 960 I/II
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.