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Venus Appearing to Aeneas

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1480–1527/34)
Possibly after: Francesco Francia (Italian, 1450–1517)
About 1510–30

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 18.3 x 11.5 cm (7 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.)(trimmed on the platemark)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1139
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XIV.220.288; Passavant 140
DescriptionRepaired and retouched with India ink
Marks Verso, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897