Historia septem infantium de Lara / Historia de los siete infantes de Lara (History of the Seven Children of Lara)

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Historia septem infantium de Lara / Historia de los siete infantes de Lara (History of the Seven Children of Lara)

Illustrated by: Otto van Veen (Flemish, 1556–1629)
Etched by: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, 1555–1630)

1612

Place of Publication: Antwerp, Belgium

Medium/Technique Set of 39 (of 40) etchings

Dimensions Overall: 22.4 x 31 x 2.3 cm (8 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession NumberB4168.1

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsIllustrated books

Antwerp: 1612

Catalogue Raisonné Brunet V, 1025; Bartsch 1388-1427; Illustrated Bartsch, v. 37, pp. 224-64

Description(Antwerp: 1612) Oblong quarto; 39 leaves; contemporary vellum (red cloth box). BOUND with Veen's Batavorum cum Romanis bellum, 1612 (B4167.1-.36)

ProvenanceEarly ownership inscriptions; William Perkins Babcock (1826-1899), by whom bequeathed to MFA, June 12, 1900.