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Adoration of the Magi (recto); The Blinding of Samson (verso)

Adoration of the Magi (recto); The Blinding of Samson (verso)

(German (active in Flanders), 1605–1668)
(Flemish, 1599–1641)
undated
Medium/TechniqueBlack and white chalk on blue paper (recto and verso)
DimensionsSheet: 29.8 x 23.5 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession number97.624
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto [Adoration side], upper right in graphite: 237 Verso [Samson side], in red ink: 97624 Verso in red inkL: Drg 480 Verso in red ink: Lugt 1309 (Henry F. Sewall, about 1895, New York) Verso in red ink:
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816-d. 1896; cf. 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 1]. (Accession Date: January, 1897) ..


NOTES: [1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.