Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs: July 2011–June 2012
Killing of the Children of Niobe
1557
Philips Galle
After Giulio Romano
Platemark: 29.5 x 43 cm (11 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.1 x 43.8 cm (11 7/8 x 17 1/4 in.)
Engraving
Classification: Prints
Accession number: 2011.2190
Provenance/Ownership History: Sold by Hill-Stone, New York, to Robert Wheaton (d. 2010) and Barbara Wheaton, Concord, MA; 2011, gift of Barbara Wheaton to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton