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A Negro Feeding a Horse AND Two Dogs With a Basket of Food
Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)
Anonymous, 17th century
Possibly after: Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579–1657)
Anonymous, 17th century
Possibly after: Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579–1657)
about 1662
Medium/Technique
Etchings
Dimensions
Sheet: 24 x 27.8 cm (9 7/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Platemark: 8.3 x 11.5 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)(Della Bella)
Platemark: 8.2 x 11.6 cm (3 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)(Anonymous)
Platemark: 8.3 x 11.5 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)(Della Bella)
Platemark: 8.2 x 11.6 cm (3 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)(Anonymous)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP14405
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Massar 0283, only state
DescriptionTwo plates printed on one sheet; above, an anonymous etching, possibly after Frans Snyders (the inscription "Sniers Pinit" [sic] is etched in the plate), and below, a Della Bella etching, A Negro Feeding a Horse, De Vesme/Massar 283
Marks
Verso, upper right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870); verso, lower center, the same mark
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(cf. Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897