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The Wise Virgins Resting by the Fireplace
Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
about 1635
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.9 × 40.9 cm (12 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 25.9 × 33.2 cm (10 3/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Platemark: 25.9 × 33.2 cm (10 3/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.1054.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Blum 1015, a state after the only described state, with "le Blond" effaced; Duplessis 44, a state after the only described state, with "le Blond" effaced; IFF 44; Le Blanc 86
Marks
Verso, lower left, stamped in black ink, the mark of Alfred Morrison, London and Fonthill (1821-1897)(Lugt 151); verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceAlfred Morrison (b. 1821-d. 1897; Lugt 151), London and Fonthill. 1930, purchased by MFA. (Accession Date: July 1, 1930)