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The Statue of Silenus from the Villa Ludovisi

François Perrier (French, 1594–1649)
1638

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 13.8 × 23.2 cm (5 7/16 × 9 1/8 in.)(trimmed irregularly, partly on the platemark and partly with thread margins)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3000
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Robert-Dumesnil 140; Le Blanc 136
Marks 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)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826-d. 1899), Boston, Paris; 1900, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)