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The Fall of Phaëton
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1507 or 1515–about 1565)
After: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian (Florentine), 1475–1564)
Published by: Carlo Losi (Italian (Roman), active c. 1757–1790)
After: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian (Florentine), 1475–1564)
Published by: Carlo Losi (Italian (Roman), active c. 1757–1790)
about 1540-1560
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 44.2 × 31.5 cm (17 3/8 × 12 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 41.4 × 29 cm (16 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 41.4 × 29 cm (16 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 038; Robert-Dumesnil 31, ii/ii; Meyer 31, ii/ii; IFF (16th cent.) vol. 1, p. 82, ii/ii; Le Blanc 30
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, bottom right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.