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Herodias with the Head of St. John the Baptist

Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)
After: Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649)
about 1624-1636

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 18.8 × 12.7 cm (7 3/8 × 5 in.)
Platemark: 16.7 × 11.5 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB2639
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné IFF 085, only state; Le Blanc 74; Montaiglon 81
Marks Verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, left 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.