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Duchess of Mazarin

Abraham de Blois (Dutch, 1679 – 1720)
After: Sir Peter Lely (Dutch (active in England), 1618–1680)
Published by: Nicolaus Joannis Visscher (1618–1709)

Medium/Technique Mezzotint
Dimensions Sheet: 25.5 x 19.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 21.1 x 16 cm (8 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP6632
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Partial unidentified watermark, l.c.
Verso, u.l.: Lugt 1870 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvey D. Parker Collection), and in black ink:
Verso, c.: Lugt 1309 (Henry F. Sewall, about 1895, New York)
InscriptionsIn plate, l.l.: P. Lely pinxit.
In plate, c.: N. Visscher excudit
In plate, l.r.: A. De Blois fecit.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York [Lugt 1309]; 1897, purchased through the Harvey D. Parker Fund [Lugt 1870] by the MFA. (Accession date: October 21, 1897)