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Allegory of a Cardinal

Francesco Villamena (Italian, 1566–1624)
late 16th–early 17th century

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 31.1 x 36 cm (12 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 30.4 x 35.1 cm (11 15/16 x 13 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3614
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Nagler 52; Le Blanc 59 (?)
Marks Verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900