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The Rape of the Sabines
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Copied after: Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
Copied after: Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
late 16th century
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.8 x 45.4 cm (6 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 159 (first plate)(copy in reverse); Meyer 170 (1)(copy in reverse, cited by Meyer)
Marks
Verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900