The Sacrifice of Abraham

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Copied after: Agostino Veneziano (Italian, about 1490–after 1536)
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)

early 16th–mid 16th century

Medium/Technique Engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 27.6 x 20.2 cm (10 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.)(trimmed on or within the platemark)

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

Accession NumberP1236

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XIV.006.005 (copy); Passavant 1 (copy)

Marks Verso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink, the mark of The Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); verso, bottom left, 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 Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897