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Mercury Giving a Lyre to Apollo
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
Copied after: Carlo Cesio (Italian, 1626–1686)
After: Annibale Carracci (Italian (Bolognese), 1560–1609)
Copied after: Carlo Cesio (Italian, 1626–1686)
After: Annibale Carracci (Italian (Bolognese), 1560–1609)
mid 17th–late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.7 x 17 cm (4 5/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 9.9 x 15.2 cm (3 7/8 x 6 in.)
Platemark: 9.9 x 15.2 cm (3 7/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB886.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 47 (copy in reverse); Illustrated Bartsch 47 (copy in reverse)
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsBottom left center, etched in the plate, "ann. Carac. jn."
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900