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Portrait of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
After: Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros, called Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659–1743)
After: Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros, called Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659–1743)
about 1701
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.9 x 21.2 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 25.1 x 19.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 25.1 x 19.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Washington Irving Jenkins
Accession NumberM26589
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) was a bishop and theologian.
Catalogue Raisonné
Robert-Dumesnil 156, i/ii; IFF 190; Le Blanc 158, i/ii
Marks
Verso, right center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA Jenkins Bequest (Lugt 4831); verso, 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)