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[One of] 10 rural scenes with figures
Louis Spirinx (French, 1643–1681)
about 1660-1680
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10.7 × 15.6 cm (4 3/16 × 6 1/8 in.)(trimmed on the platemark)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3406.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
There is another impression of this print (B3406.1), with the publication line of Mariette.
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Wurzbach, Hollstein, or Le Blanc
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, lower margin, "Des la pointe du iour. . ."; engraved in the plate, bottom right, "1"
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826-d. 1899), Boston, Paris; 1899, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)