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The Adoration of the Shepherds
Unidentified artist, Italian (Venetian), 18th century
Imitation of: Unidentified artist, Italian, 15th century
Imitation of: Unidentified artist, Italian, 15th century
about 1800
Medium/Technique
Niello
Dimensions
Sheet (oval): 8.5 × 6.3 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in.)(trimmed just outside the oval borderline)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP937
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAccording to a note on the mat, this print was done in Venice around 1800, in imitation of a niello.
Marks
Verso, bottom left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York; November, 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund.