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The Wise Virgins Seated before a Fireplace

Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Published by: Jean Le Blond I (French, 1590/94–1666)
about 1635

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 25.8 x 32.8 cm (10 3/16 x 12 15/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB2156
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Blum 1015, only state; Duplessis 44, only state; IFF 44; Le Blanc 86
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)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900