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A Group of People Standing in the Ruins of a Large Circular Temple

Gabriel Perelle (French, 1604–1677)
Published by: Pierre Mariette I (French, about 1603–1657)
Or: Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634–1716)
about 1625-1675

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 10 × 11.2 cm (3 15/16 × 4 7/16 in.)(trimmed on or within the platemark)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP18519
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, top left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, bottom right, "6". There also appears to be a number at the top right, but the top of the impression is trimmed.
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816-d. 1896; cf. Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall; 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see Note 1]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)