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The Old Silenus

Nicolas Chapron (French, 1612–1656)
Published by: François Langlois, called Ciartres (French, 1588–1647)
about 1635-1655

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.7 x 16.4 cm (8 15/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB893
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Robert-Dumesnil 56, i/iii; IFF 56; Le Blanc 2, i/iii
Marks Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower center, 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