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Self-Portrait at the Easel
Johann Theophilus Prestel (German, 1739–1808)
German
about 1770
Medium/Technique
Etching
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2776
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Le Blanc 82
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower left: A. D. Prestel ad vivum
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 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.