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Two Putti with a Torch

François Poilly I (French, 1623–1693)
After: Annibale Carracci (Italian (Bolognese), 1560–1609)
about 1645-1690

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 20.7 × 15.7 cm (8 1/8 × 6 3/16 in.)(with 1-2 mm margin at the bottom; trimmed on or slightly within the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3021.2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826-d. 1899), Boston, Paris; 1899, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)