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Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto; from a Passion of Christ series, 1 of 3 extant plates); Design for a Gothic Canopy (verso)

(Netherlandish, active about 1470–1490)
About 1470–90
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 38 x 25.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession numberM27576
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Provenance17th or 18th century, probably purchased by either Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1621 - d. 1668), or his son Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1656 - d. 1733), Wilton House; by descent to their heirs, including Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1880 - d. 1960), who sold 16 albums that contained the print collection; July 5-6, 1917, Wilton House sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 151, purchased for £33 by the MFA. (Accession Date: October, 1917)
Adoration of the Magi
Master IAM of Zwolle
Saint Christopher on Horseback
Master IAM of Zwolle
The Battle of Two Men with the Centaur
Master IAM of Zwolle
about 1470–90
Master IAM of Zwolle
The Baptism of Christ
Master HOS with the knife (also known as Master BOS with the knife)
about 1490–1500
Woman with Two Children and a Blank Shield
Master of the Housebook (Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet)
about 1475–80
19th/early 20th century photograph of the print
Master of the Housebook (Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet)
about 1475–80
Ornament Panel with a Child Riding a Triton
Giovanni Pietro da Birago (The Master of the Sforza Book of Hours)
about 1490-1513
Ornament Panel with Two Children Riding a Nereid
Giovanni Pietro da Birago (The Master of the Sforza Book of Hours)
about 1490-1513
Master of the Die
1530s
Master of the Die
1530s