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The Third Foolish Virgin (copy in reverse; from The Five Wise and 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
Sheet: 12.3 x 8.7 cm (4 13/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP2173
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 165; Lehrs 426; Geisberg 377; Lehrs (Schongauer) 83 (copy c); Hollstein (Koreny) 426; Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX, Schongauer) 83 (copy c)
State
I [?]
Signed
Signed in plate, right 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]
ProvenanceRobert Balmanno (b. 1780 - d. 1866; Lugt 213), London and New York; 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)