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Allegory of Charity
Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
about 1636-1660
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.2 × 44.9 cm (11 7/8 × 17 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 29.3 × 44.4 cm (11 9/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
Platemark: 29.3 × 44.4 cm (11 9/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession NumberM17843
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 255, i/ii; Le Blanc 132, ii/ii [sic]; Montaiglon 276
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, upper center (twice), stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Croft Bequest (Lugt 469)
ProvenanceThe Gardner Brewer Collection; Mrs. Arthur Croft (Caroline A. Brewer)(died 1898); her bequest to the MFA January 1, 1902