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The Astrologer

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Copied after: Giulio Campagnola (Italian, about 1482—after 1515)
1514

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 13.8 x 20.7 cm (5 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)(irregular)
Platemark: 9.8 x 15.3 cm (3 7/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line Gift of William Norton Bullard
Accession Number23.967
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints
On very thin Italian laid paper; WM balance in a circle, surmounted by a small orb and a six-pointed star

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 8A; Hind 9c; Illustrated Bartsch 11, Copy 2
Marks Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of Francis Bullard, Boston (1862-1913)(Lugt 982); verso, upper right, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceFrancis Bullard, Boston (1862-1913)(Lugt 982); Dr. William Norton Bullard (b. 1853 - d. 1931), Boston, MA; April 1, 1923, his gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 1, 1931)