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The Death of Adonis
Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
about 1624-1636
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.8 × 31.3 cm (9 × 12 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.2 × 30.6 cm (8 3/4 × 12 1/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.2 × 30.6 cm (8 3/4 × 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4557
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 129, ii/iv; Le Blanc 149, a state before i/iii; Montaiglon 119
Marks
Verso, bottom left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right, 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