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Minerva with a Shield with the Head of Medusa
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Allegory of the Arts and Sciences (?)
Minerva with a Shield with the Head of Medusa
Unidentified artist, 17th century
Copied after: Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
Published by: Abraham Blooteling (Dutch, 1640–1690)
Copied after: Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
Published by: Abraham Blooteling (Dutch, 1640–1690)
about 1660-1690
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.7 × 17.5 cm (5 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB2675
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 274 (reduced copy, in reverse, of the second state); Le Blanc 145 (reduced copy, in reverse); Montaiglon 279 (reduced copy, in reverse)
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso of backing sheet, 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