Palamedes, Melinte, and Epicharis Surprised While Sleeping

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Palamedes, Melinte, and Epicharis Surprised While Sleeping

Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
After: Claude Vignon (French, 1593–1670)

1639

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 19.6 x 14.9 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession NumberB681

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Blum 0183, only state; Duplessis 1121, only state; IFF 1121; Le Blanc 575

Marks Verso, bottom right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, bottom right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)

ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900