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Cameo Bust of Dante Alighieri
Possibly by: Raphael Morghen (Italian, 1758–1833)
about 1800-1820
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.3 x 14.9 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 18 x 12.1 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Platemark: 18 x 12.1 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13560
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Halsey; not in Apell (Apell 94, a portrait of Dante, is in a larger format); probably Le Blanc 129
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897