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Allegory of the Government of France
Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
1685 (or 1682?)
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 28.1 × 36.6 cm (11 1/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 27.8 × 36.3 cm (10 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 27.8 × 36.3 cm (10 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession NumberM17832
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 252, ii/vi; Le Blanc 175, i/iii; Montaiglon 266
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, upper center (twice), stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Croft Bequest (Lugt 469)
ProvenanceThe Gardner Brewer Collection; Mrs. Arthur Croft (Caroline A. Brewer)(died 1898); her bequest to the MFA January 1, 1902