Frieze of Bacchantes (Plate 1 of Friezes of Bacchantes and Satyrs)

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Frieze of Bacchantes (Plate 1 of Friezes of Bacchantes and Satyrs)

Pierre Brebiette (French, about 1598–1642)
Published by: Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634–1716)

about 1620-1626

Medium/Technique Etching

Dimensions Sheet: 6.9 x 24.6 cm (2 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)(trimmed on or within the platemark, with thread margins in places)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession NumberB754.1

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné IFF 144; Le Blanc 108

Marks Verso, right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)

InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, lower margin, at left, "P. Mariette le fils excud. Cum Privil. Regis Christianiss."; at right, the number "1"

ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900