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Tavern Scene
The Old Hostess
Tavern Scene
Cornelis Pietersz Bega (Dutch, 1620–1664)
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Platemark: 17.5 x 13.2 cm (6 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 18.3 x 14 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 18.3 x 14 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP8327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 32, ii; Hollstein 32, ii
Signed
not signed
Marks
Verso, l.l.: Lugt 1870 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvey D. Parker Colelction) and in black ink 8327
Verso, l.l.: Lugt 1309 (Henry F. Sewall, about 1895, New York)
Verso, l.l.: Lugt 1309 (Henry F. Sewall, about 1895, New York)
InscriptionsIn plate (?) b.l.: L. Covens et C. Mortier excudit
In graphite, recto, beneath image: B. 32 La Vieille Aubergiste
In graphite, recto, beneath image: B. 32 La Vieille Aubergiste
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York [Lugt 1309]; 1897, purchased through the Harvey D. Parker Fund [Lugt 1870] by the MFA. (Accession date: October 21, 1897)