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St. Mary Magdalen Renouncing the Vanities of the World
about 1665-1700
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 50.8 × 39.1 cm (20 × 15 3/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark; lacking the bottom margin)
Credit Line
Bequest of Washington Irving Jenkins
Accession NumberM26748
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
According to Le Blanc, this print represents Louise de La Vallière as Mary Magdalen.
Catalogue Raisonné
Robert-Dumesnil 032, iii/v or later (the bottom margin has been trimmed off); IFF 355; Le Blanc 28
Marks
Verso, lower right-center, stamped in black ink, the mark of Amédeé Faure, Paris (1801-1878)(Lugt 115); verso, upper right-center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceBy 1916, Washington Irving Jenkins (b. 1848 - d. 1916; Lugt 4831), Clinton, MA; 1917, bequest of Jenkins to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: August 1, 1917)