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Frieze of Bacchantes and Satyrs (Plate 5 of Friezes of Bacchantes and Satyrs)

Pierre Brebiette (French, about 1598–1642)
Published by: François Langlois, called Ciartres (French, 1588–1647)
about 1620-1626

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 7.2 x 24.8 cm (2 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)(with thread margin at bottom; trimmed within the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB754.5
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné IFF 148; Le Blanc 112
Marks Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900