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The Nativity
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
about 1527
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.2 x 7.9 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 12 x 7.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 12 x 7.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13712
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
This is not from the same plate as the impression in London illustrated in The Illustrated Bartsch, and may be a deceptive copy.
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 3
Marks
Verso, center, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Richard Ford, London (1796-1858)(Lugt 937), 1821; verso, lower left, 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)
ProvenanceRichard Ford, London (1796-1858)(Lugt 937), 1821; Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA Novrmber 1897