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Mercury and Argus
Simone Cantarini (Italian (active in Pesaro and Bologna), 1612–1648)
about 1642
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 26 x 30.5 cm (10 1/4 x 12 in.)(trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13931
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 31; Illustrated Bartsch 31; Bellini 37, ii/ii
Marks
Verso, lower right, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Giuseppe (Joseph) Storck, Milan (1766-1836)(Lugt 2319), 1799; verso, left center, in pen and black ink, the mark of William Sharp, Manchester (mid-19th century)(Lugt 2650); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceGiuseppe (Joseph) Storck, Milan (1766-1836)(Lugt 2319), 1799; William Sharp, Manchester (mid-19th century)(Lugt 2650); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(cf. Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897