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Saint John the Baptist
Unidentified artist, Greek, 18th century (Greek, 18th century)
18th century
Medium/Technique
Tempera on Panel
Dimensions
41.9 x 28.2 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Philip L. Carbone
Accession NumberRES.25.16
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceAbout 1823/1824, removed from an abandoned church on Ipsara (Psara), Greece, by James Gerrard (b. 1797 or 1798 - d. 1872) who, in 1827, took it to Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England [see note 1]; by descent to his son, William Gerrard (b. 1840 - d. 1914), Lyndhurst; June 22, 1902, sold by William Gerrard to Philip L. Carbone (b. 1867 - d. 1922), Boston; by inheritance to his widow; 1925, gift of Mrs. Philip L. Carbone to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1925)
NOTES:
[1] According to a signed attestation by William Gerrard (June 22, 1902), his father was stationed in the Mediterranean in 1823/24, during the Greek War of Independence, and removed a group of paintings (MFA accession nos. RES.25.14 - 17) from a "dismantled church" on Psara. The island was invaded by Ottoman Turks in 1824 and largely destroyed, its population killed or sold into slavery.
NOTES:
[1] According to a signed attestation by William Gerrard (June 22, 1902), his father was stationed in the Mediterranean in 1823/24, during the Greek War of Independence, and removed a group of paintings (MFA accession nos. RES.25.14 - 17) from a "dismantled church" on Psara. The island was invaded by Ottoman Turks in 1824 and largely destroyed, its population killed or sold into slavery.