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The Holy Family with Elizabeth and Saint John
Designed by: Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, 1523–1605)
Engraved by: Wierix (Netherlandish, 16th century)
Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, 1537–1612)
Engraved by: Wierix (Netherlandish, 16th century)
Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, 1537–1612)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.1 x 24.2 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Platemark: 24.4 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 24.4 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3755
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Alvin 508; Mauquoy-Hendrickx 450 (I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower left: Ionn. Strada inven./Phls Galle excud.; lower right: Wirix fecit.
Marks
Verso, Babcock Bequest MFA stamp, with accession number in ink: 3755; in graphite: Holy Family w/ St Elizabeth/St John./Alvin 87. 508./? Wirix.
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, in box below image: Ecce beat Mundum Dauidis origine lumen,/Quod priseo quondam cecinerunt tempore Vates./Et tu parue Puer, Sanctus dignusqe Prophaeta Ante Redemptorem tu praegrediere iubendo Omnigenam sacro tingi baptismate gentem.
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Paris; June 12, 1900, his bequest to the MFA.