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The Garden of Vertumnus
Léon Davent (French, active about 1540–1556)
After: Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, active in France, 1504–1570)
After: Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, active in France, 1504–1570)
about 1540-1556
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.8 × 33 cm (12 15/16 × 13 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Zerner L.D. 7, i/ii; Herbet 16; Bartsch 43, i/ii; IFF (16th cent.) vol. 2, p. 287; Le Blanc (as Léonard Thiry) 38, i/ii
Marks
Verso, center left, in pen and black ink, the mark of William Sharp, Manchester (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 2650); verso, bottom left, 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.