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The Baptism of Christ
Ventura Salimbeni (Italian, 1567 or 1568–1613)
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active in late 1560s and 1599)
Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active in late 1560s and 1599)
1589
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 57.2 x 43.3 cm (22 1/2 x 17 1/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George R. Rowland, Sr.
Accession Number1988.102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 5
Marks
Recto, bottom left, stamped in gray ink, the mark of John, Earl Spencer, Althorp (1734-1783)(Lugt 2341a); recto, bottom left, stamped in gray ink, the initials "NL" or NHL" (not in Lugt); recto, bottom right, the same mark; verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
InscriptionsEtched in the plate, lower right, the monogram of Ambrogio Brambilla
ProvenanceJohn, Earl Spencer, Althorp (1734-1783)(Lugt 2341a); an unidentified collector (mark not in Lugt); C.G. Boerner, Inc., New York; Carolyn Crossett Rowland, Boston; her gift to the MFA February 25, 1988