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Bust of an Old Man

Formerly attributed to: Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602)
Possibly by: Luca Ciamberlano (Italian, active 1599–1641)
early 17th century

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 11.4 x 9.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1593
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 155; Bohlin 223 (questionable attribution); Illustrated Bartsch 229x (questionable attribution)
Marks Verso of backing sheet, lower right, stamped in dark gray ink, the mark of The Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); verso of backing sheet, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceThe Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(cf. Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897