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Genius and Philosophy Watching Three Women Tending a Rose Garden
François Spierre (French, 1639–1681)
After: Ciro Ferri (Italian, 1634–1689)
Published by: Domenico de' Rossi (Italian, 1647–1729)
After: Ciro Ferri (Italian, 1634–1689)
Published by: Domenico de' Rossi (Italian, 1647–1729)
about 1660-1680
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.8 × 38.1 cm (10 9/16 × 15 in.)(with 1-2 mm margin at the bottom; trimmed within the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3405
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Le Blanc 31 (as "Mars and Minerva Seated")
Marks
Verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826-d. 1899), Boston, Paris; 1899, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)