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Head of a Woman
Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)
about 1647
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 9.9 x 8.1 cm (3 7/8 x 3 3/16 in.)(trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP14360.26
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Massar 0342, only state (but see note)
DescriptionAlthough De Vesme/Massar describes only one state, this appears to be a state before hatching was added in the left background (cf. P14360.27).
Marks
Verso, left center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, left 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