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An Oyster Seller
about 1640–1665
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.6 x 15 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 21.9 x 14.4 cm (8 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 21.9 x 14.4 cm (8 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Lia G. Poorvu
Accession Number1999.50
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Blum 1406, only state; Duplessis 1349, only state; IFF 1349; from Le Blanc 756
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in gray ink, the mark of Thomas Graf, Berlin (1878-1951) (Lugt 1092a); verso, center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
Inscriptions
Verses: "Je suis très asseuré que l'on ne sçauroit voir..."
Verses: "Je suis très asseuré que l'on ne sçauroit voir..."
ProvenanceThomas Graf, Berlin (1878-1951)(Lugt 1092a); William H. Schab Master Prints and Drawings, Inc., New York; from whom purchased March 24, 1999