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A Seated Man Feeding a Young Child
Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792)
1768
Medium/Technique
Etching, aquatint, and roulette
Dimensions
Sheet: 8.6 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 7.7 x 5.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 7.7 x 5.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB674
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
probably Le Blanc 93 (probably from series Têtes et Croquis, Le Blanc 64-103)
Marks
Verso, 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)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900