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Sacrifice to Priapus

Master of the Die (Italian, active 1530s)
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)
Or after: Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499–1546)
1530s

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 16.1 x 28.9 cm (6 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.)(trimmed on the platemark)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1370
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 27
Marks Verso, bottom center, stamped in black ink, the mark of The Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); verso, lower right-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceThe Reverend J. Burleigh James (Lugt 1425), Knowbury Park, Shropshire. Henry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE:

[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.