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The Martyrdom of St. Lucy (?)

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
In the manner of: Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (Italian, active 1539–1574)
Possibly after: School of Fontainebleau
about 1540-1570

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 27.5 × 35.4 cm (10 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)(with 2 mm margin at the bottom; trimmed on the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1357
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, lower left-center, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Pierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1789), 1669; verso, lower right, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Everhard Jabach, Paris (1610-1695)(Lugt 2959c)(?); verso, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.