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The Rape of the Sabines
Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.4 x 21.9 cm (5 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 14.2 x 21.9 cm (5 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 14.2 x 21.9 cm (5 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB231
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 112; Meyer 115, only state
Marks
Verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 – d. 1899; Lugt 208), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of Babcock to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: June 5, 1900)