Austrian Troops Besieging a City

Hans Burgkmair, the Elder (German, 1473–1531)

about 1510–16

Medium/TechniqueWoodcut

DimensionsSheet: 22.1 × 19.7 cm (8 11/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession numberP19324

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ClassificationsPrints

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InscriptionsLower right, in block: H B Verso, in graphite: Marked H. Brosamer! / [H. Burgkmair?]

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]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.