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The Adoration of the Magi
Andrea Meldolla, called Schiavone (Italian, about 1510–1563)
About 1540–60
Medium/Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.3 x 24.1 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Katherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession Number65.963
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Bartsch
Marks
Recto, bottom right, stamped in black ink, the mark of George Hibbert, London (1757-1837)(Lugt 2849); verso, upper right-center, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Richard Ford, London (1796-1858)(Lugt 937); verso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink, the mark of The Rev. John Griffith, Oxford (1806-1885)(Lugt 1464); verso, bottom center, stamped in red ink, the mark of John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929)(Lugt 1508); verso, lower left-center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceGeorge Hibbert (b. 1757 - d. 1837, Lugt 2849), London; Richard Ford (b. 1796 - d. 1858, Lugt 937), London; The Rev. John Griffith (b. 1806 - d. 1885, Lugt 1464), Oxford; John Postle Heseltine (b. 1843 - d. 1929, Lugt 1508); P. & D. Colnaghi and Co., Ltd., London; 1965, sold by P. & D. Colnaghi and Co. to the MFA for £35. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)