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Allegory on the Misuse of Possessions
1580
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7.2 × 9.6 cm (2 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)(with 2 mm margin at the bottom; trimmed on or within the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4209
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Robert-Dumesnil 217, only state
Marks
Verso, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.