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The Baptism of Christ
Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15.8 x 15.9 cm (6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2046
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 008; Lehrs 8 (I/I); Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX) 8 (I/I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: M + S [monogram]
Marks
Watermark: three mounds with cross and star (like Lehrs, vol. V, p. 397, fig. 16); verso, in ink: HF Sewall; collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; in ink: 2046; in graphite: S
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; November, 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)