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Two Putti Carrying a Garland of Fruit, and a Woman's Head
Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
about 1636-1660
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 × 16.8 cm (2 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 5.8 × 16.6 cm (2 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 5.8 × 16.6 cm (2 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB2678
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 389, i/ii; not in Le Blanc; rejected by Montaiglon
Marks
Verso, 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