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Passavant says this print is after an antique statue of Ariadne.

Marks

Verso, bottom left, stamped in black ink, the mark of The Rev. John Griffith, Oxford (1806-1885)(Lugt 1464); verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, bottom right, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)

Provenance

The Rev. John Griffith, Oxford (1806-1885)(Lugt 1464); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897

Credit Line

Harvey D. Parker Collection

Ariadne

  • Cleopatra
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.5 x 17.8 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Medium or Technique
Engraving
Classification
Prints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XIV, 162, 199; Passavant 124
Accession Number
P1109
Not on view

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