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A Cephalophoric Saint
about 1620-1630
Medium/Technique
Woodcut in black ink on blue paper, with white highlighting
Dimensions
Sheet: 28.1 × 18 cm (11 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)(trimmed into the image)
Credit Line
Gift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession Number21.10813
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceDr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1849 - d. 1910), Boston; by inheritance to his children, Mary Farwell (neé Ayer) Rousmanière (b. 1878 - d. 1935), New York, Nathaniel Farwell Ayer (b. 1879 - d. 1948), Boston, Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1882 - d. 1963), Boston, and Elizabeth (neé Ayer) Inches (b. 1891 - d. ?); 1921, their gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 31, 1921)