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Amanda Spriggs and the Devil

Oliver Herford (American, 1863–1935)

Mildred Howells (American, born in 1872)

1883–1935

Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Howells

Accession number50.3827

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InscriptionsIn pencil at bottom of sheet "Down shocking monster,. Down upon your knees / You make my well conducted blood to freeze/ Thus spoke Amanda Spriggs of Boston town -/ Unto the devil who with frightful frown -/ Had come to claim her soul- but chilled with fear/ Flew home instead in search of warmth and cheer-" "Begun by M. Howells, finished by O. Herford"

ProvenanceMildred Howells, Boston, MA; gift to MFA, December 14, 1950.