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Prudence

(Netherlandish, 1523–1605)
(Netherlandish, about 1553–1619)
(Netherlandish, 1537–1612)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 18.9 x 13.4 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 19.7 x 14.4 cm (7 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP6971
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, upper center: PRUDENTIA.; in recatangular space below main image: Prudentia servabit te, ut eruaris a via mala, et ab/homine qui perversa loquitur. Proverb.2./4
ProvenanceFranz Jozef von Enzenberg (1802-1879, Innsbruck); Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York); from whom purchased by the MFA November 1897