Alexander the Great and Thaïs Putting Persepolis to the Torch

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Alexander the Great and Thaïs Putting Persepolis to the Torch

Giovanni Maria Viani (Italian, 1636–1700)
After: Lodovico Carracci (Italian, 1555–1619)

late 17th century

Medium/Technique Etching

Dimensions Sheet: 33.2 x 28.9 cm (13 1/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 32.9 x 28.8 cm (12 15/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession NumberP13990

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 4; Illustrated Bartsch 4

Marks Verso, lower center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, 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