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The Lion as Judge (from the Fighting Chimeras and Scenes to Aesop's Fables series, sixth of twelve plates)

(Netherlandish, 1571–1656)
1594
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 3.3 × 6.2 cm (1 5/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession numberM26270
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, right of the lion's tail: 6
ProvenanceAdalbert, Freiherr von Lanna (b. 1836 - d. 1909), Prague; May 11-22, 1909, his sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, lot 966. Paul J. Sachs (b. 1878 - d. 1965; Lugt 2091), Cambridge, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of Paul J. Sachs to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 1, 1916)