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Four engravings of the Church Fathers and a woodcut of the Last Judgment.

Accession number
PML 60528.1-5
Published
[S.l. : s.n., s.d.]
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1917.
Notes
Engravings of the Church Fathers, titled: 1) S. Ambrosivs, 2) S. Avgvstinvs, 3) S. Gregorivs, 4) S. Hieronymvs; the St. Hieronymus print is dated 1592. Probably printed in Germany or the Netherlands. Fairfax Murray catalogue identifies Wierix as designer.
Woodcut of Last Judgement from a broadside or printed book, unidentified typographic printing is visible at top edge of paper; verso is blank with Italian manuscript inscription and offset from woodcut PML 60528.i. Probably printed in Germany or Italy.
Prints removed from PML 20579 and blockbook Apocalypse (PML 3801) in 1970.
Description
5 prints : 4 engravings and 1 woodcut ; 91 x 55-56 mm; 181 x 122 mm.
Provenance
From PML 20579: George Musgrave (1799-1872), of Edenhall, 1841, inscription (front pastedown); his sale, Puttick and Simpson; Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), booklabel (front pastedown); his sale, Christie's, 10 Dec. 1917, lot 36 to Quaritch for Morgan, with collation note (rear pastedown); J.P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), purchased at Murray sale via Quaritch, 1917 (accessioned 1919).
Binding
Individually matted.
Classification
Department