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Venus and Anchises
before 1657
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.2 x 22.7 cm (9 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.)
Platemark: 23.4 x 21.9 cm (9 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 23.4 x 21.9 cm (9 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13981
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 21; Illustrated Bartsch 21, intermediate state between i/v and ii/v (see Notes)
Marks
Verso, left center, in pen and black ink, the mark of William Sharp, Manchester (mid-19th century)(Lugt 2650); verso, bottom center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897