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The Fifth Wise Virgin (copy in reverse; from The Five Wise and the Five Foolish Virgins series)
Israhel van Meckenem (German, about 1440/45–1503)
Copied after: Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Copied after: Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Platemark: 12.2 x 8.6 cm (4 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 13.1 x 9.3 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 13.1 x 9.3 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 162; Lehrs 423; Geisberg 347; Lehrs (Schongauer) 80 (copy c); Hollstein (Koreny) 423; Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX, Schongauer) 80 (copy c)
State
II [?]
Signed
Signed in plate, left of lower center: . I . M .
Marks
Verso, collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; in black ink: Robert Balmanno FSA London 1829 [Lugt 213]; in graphite: 162; 158 67
ProvenanceRobert Balmanno (b. 1780 - d. 1866; Lugt 213), London; Henry 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)