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The Finding of the Infant Moses
Bartolommeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632–1657)
1650–57
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 18.6 x 23.8 cm (7 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13957
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 02; Illustrated Bartsch 02, iii/viii (the inscriptions "Daman ex." and "in Bassano per il Remondini" have been abraded out, although the initial letters of each inscription can still be discerned)
DescriptionThe inscriptions "Daman ex." and "in Bassano per il Remondini", in the lower center of the plate, have been almost completely abraded out, although the initial letters of each inscription can still be discerned.
Marks
Verso, lower left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897