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A Monk at Prayer
Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792)
1755
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.3 x 17.6 cm (10 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
Platemark: 11.3 x 9.3 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 11.3 x 9.3 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP14043
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, top right, "21"; etched in the plate, below the number, "Benigno Bossi / In. fece. 1755."
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897