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The Callipygian Venus
Jean-Baptiste Poilly (French, 1669–1728)
about 1690-1725
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.6 × 19.5 cm (10 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 27.3 × 18.6 cm (10 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 27.3 × 18.6 cm (10 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Le Blanc
Marks
Verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826-d. 1899), Boston, Paris; 1899, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)