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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)
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
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)