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Two Travelers Resting

Louis Spirinx (French, 1643–1681)
Published by: Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634–1716)
about 1660-1680

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 11.1 × 15.6 cm (4 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.)(trimmed on the platemark)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3406.8
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Not in Wurzbach, Hollstein, or Le Blanc
Marks Verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, lower margin, "De voyager cest [sic] nostre seul desire. . . "; engraved in the plate, bottom right, "AB inven" and "9"
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826-d. 1899), Boston, Paris; 1899, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)