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Friars in a Grotto
Bartholomaeus Breenbergh (Dutch, about 1598–1657)
1639–40
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP8186
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 12; not in Hollstein
Marks
Verso, upper left, stamped in black ink, the mark of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, London (1818-1910)(Lugt1227); verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, upper right, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceSir Francis Seymour Haden, London (1818-1910)(Lugt 1227); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897