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The Fall of Phaeton
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.8 x 23.9 cm (6 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 13.8 x 18.6 cm (5 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 13.8 x 18.6 cm (5 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3473
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 812 (copy in reverse)
Marks
Verso, center, in pen and black ink, the mark of Ernest-Théophile Devaulx, Paris (1831-1901)(Lugt 670), 1873; 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)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, bottom left, "Marco Sadeler excudit."
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900