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Saint Bartholomew (from an Apostles series, one of five that are extant)

Saint Bartholomew (from an Apostles series, one of five that are extant)

(Netherlandish, 15th century)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 19.3 x 10.5 cm (7 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession numberM27579
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, on the blade of the knife: [moon and cross]
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 17, purchsed for £8.10 by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 1, 1917)