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Venus Victorious
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Venus Sitting on a Bed
Venus Victorious
Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
about 1624-1634
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 6.7 cm (4 5/16 × 2 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 10.9 × 6.4 cm (4 5/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Platemark: 10.9 × 6.4 cm (4 5/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB2653
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 128, only state; Le Blanc 148; Montaiglon 123
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