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The Birth of the Virgin
1666
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 50.6 x 40.2 cm (19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13963
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (Pietro del Po) 1; Ill. Bartsch (Pietro del Po) 1, intermediate state between i/iv and ii/iv (the inscription at lower left reads "Petrus del Pò invenit et Pin. 1666", the dedication remains, and the inscription "Theresia ..." has not been added)
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, upper left, in pen and black ink, the mark of William Sharp, Manchester (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 2650); verso of backing sheet, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceWilliam Sharp, Manchester (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 2650); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897