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The Assumption of the Virgin

The Assumption of the Virgin

(German, about 1430–1491)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 15.8 x 15.4 cm (6 1/4 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession numberM27966
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceJohn Rushout, 2nd Baron of Northwick (b. 1770 - d. 1859), Northwick Park, Worcester, and Thirlestane House, Gloucestershire; 1859, by inheritance to his nephew George Rushout, 3rd Baron of Northwick (b. 1811 - d. 1887), Nothwick Park; 1887, by inheritance to his widow, Elizabeth Augusta Warburton Rushout, Lady Northwick (b. 1832 - d. 1912), Northwick Park; 1912, by inheritance to her grandson, Captain Edward George Spencer-Churchill (b. 1876 - d. 1964), Northwick Park; May 28, 1918, sold by Captain Spencer-Churchill, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, lot 395, probably to Frederick Keppel & Co., (dealer), NY; May, 1919, purchased from Frederick Keppel & Co. by the MFA. (Accession Date: May, 1919)