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The Phrygian Sibyl
Pietro Bettelini (Italian, 1763–1828)
After: Luigi Agricola (Italian, 1759–1821)
After: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian (Bolognese), 1591–1666)
After: Luigi Agricola (Italian, 1759–1821)
After: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian (Bolognese), 1591–1666)
about 1797
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 70.3 x 53.3 cm (27 11/16 x 21 in.)
Platemark: 46.1 x 35.2 cm (18 1/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 46.1 x 35.2 cm (18 1/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Washington Wales
Accession NumberM1475
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Le Blanc 22; Meyer 18, i/ii (?); Apell 22, i/ii (?)
DescriptionProof before letters, with only artist's names.
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in blue ink, the mark of the MFA Wales Collection (Lugt 2544)
ProvenanceGeorge Washington Wales, Boston (1815-1896); his gift to the MFA April 15, 1882