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Lucas van Leyden

Cain Killing Abel

Description

Maker

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494-1533)

Title

Cain Killing Abel

Year

1524

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 11.6 x 7.6 cm (4 9/16 x 3 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil numbered, LR:8723; in black ink inscribed within MFA, Boston Stamp:2-C/15/11/21In Plate--initialed and dated, LL:1524/L (inverted)

Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Duplicate stamp in black ink on verso:(Lugt 1309) Henry F. Sewall collector mark in orange ink on verso:H.F.S. (Lugt 282)

Identification

State

only state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

21.349

Type

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Tombstone

Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494-1533)
Cain Killing Abel, 1524
Engraving on medium weight cream laid paper
Plate: 11.6 x 7.6 cm (4 9/16 x 3 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 21.349

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