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Portrait of Alessandro Achillini (Giovanni Philotheo da Bologna)
The Guitar Player
Portrait of Alessandro Achillini (Giovanni Philotheo da Bologna)
about 1509
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 18.4 x 13.4 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XIV.349.469; Passavant 276
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in blue ink, the mark of the Cabinet Brentano-Birkenstock, Vienna and Frankfurt (Lugt 345); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceCabinet Brentano-Birkenstock (Lugt 345), Vienna and Frankfurt. Henry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; 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 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.