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The Procuress

(German, 1599/1602–1669)
(French, about 1575–1636)
1625–29
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut; 3 blocks: buff, dark brown, black
DimensionsBlock: 22 x 34.1 cm (8 11/16 x 13 7/16 in.); Sheet: 22.3 x 34.4 cm (8 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.353
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsCarved out of dark brown tone block, lower right corner: "G. Lalleman. Inv. / L. B. sc."
ProvenanceDr. Julius Hofmann (1840 - 1913, Vienna) (Lugt, 1264); W. G. Russell Allen (1882-1955, Boston); by whom given to MFA September 10, 1975