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Saint Augustine on the Seashore, Pondering the Mystery of the Trinity

Wolf Traut (German, about 1478–1520)
1518

Medium/Technique Woodcut
Dimensions Sheet near plate mark 29 x 20.8 cm (11 7/16 x 8 3/16 in. )
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19053
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Dodgson 19; Passavant 245
Marks Verso, in black in, the collectors' mark of Theodor Falkeisen and Johann Friedriech Huber (Lugt 1008)
Verso, in red ink, the collector's mark of Henry Foster Sewall (Lugt 1309)
ProvenanceTheodor Falkeisen (b. 1768 - d. 1814) and Johann Friedriech Huber (b. 1766 - d. 1832; Lugt 1008), Basel. Henry 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]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.