Coat of Arms of a Cardinal of the House of Aldobrandini

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Coat of Arms of a Cardinal of the House of Aldobrandini

Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615)

late 16th century

Medium/Technique Engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 24 x 28.7 cm (9 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 23.8 x 28.5 cm (9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession NumberB233

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 114; Meyer 118, i/ii (before Alberti's monogram, and before the work in the two roundels)

Marks Verso, bottom center, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Ernest-Théophile Devaulx, Paris (1831-1901)(Lugt 670), 1875; verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)

InscriptionsRecto, bottom left-center, in pen and brown ink, "C.A. CHERUBINI."

Provenance1875, Ernest-Théophile Devaulx, Paris (b. 1831 - d. 1901; Lugt 670). William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 – d. 1899; Lugt 208), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of Babcock to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: June 5, 1900)