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The Rape of Dejanira
Gaspare Diziani (Italian, 1689–1767)
early 18th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.5 x 17.5 cm (4 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 10.9 x 16.3 cm (4 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 10.9 x 16.3 cm (4 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB1288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
de Vesme 2, only state
Marks
Recto, bottom right, stamped in gray ink, the mark of Dominique Vivant-Denon, Paris (1747-1825)(Lugt 779); verso, left center, in pen and gray-violet ink, the mark of Ernest-Théophile Devaulx, Paris, (1831-1901)(Lugt 670), 1874; verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsRecto, bottom left, below the platemark, in pen and brown ink, "Gaspar Dizianus Inv: et Fec."
ProvenanceDominique Vivant-Denon, Paris (1747-1825)(Lugt 780); Ernest-Théophile Devaulx, Paris (1831-1901)(Lugt 670), 1874; William Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900