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Neptune and Amphitrite with Nereids and Tritons
Pierre Brebiette (French, about 1598–1642)
about 1620-1640
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 9.2 x 18.2 cm (3 5/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 7.1 x 16 cm (2 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 7.1 x 16 cm (2 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB751.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Possibly IFF 136; possibly from Le Blanc 96 or 97
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)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, lower margin, left, "Brebiette inv.. et fecit."; right, "Page 97."
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900