Imperator (The Emperor)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian (Ferrarese), active c. 1462 – 1467)

about 1462-1467

Medium/TechniqueEngraving

DimensionsSheet: 18.2 × 9.9 cm (7 3/16 × 3 7/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)

Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession numberP962

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ClassificationsPrints

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ProvenanceHenry 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]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1891)

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.