St. Francis Holding the Christ Child in the Presence of the Virgin

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St. Francis Holding the Christ Child in the Presence of the Virgin

Pietro Faccini (Italian, about 1562–1602)

1590s

Medium/Technique Etching

Dimensions Sheet: 36.7 x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)(thread margins all around)

Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession NumberP13762

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 1; Illustrated Bartsch 1, only state

Marks Recto, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso of backing sheet, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)

ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897