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Studies of Six Heads
Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)
about 1646
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3.3 x 7.2 cm (1 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.)(trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP14365.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Massar 0433, probably ii/ii
DescriptionThis sheet is trimmed within the platemark, and the state therefore cannot be determined with certainty, but it is likely De Vesme/Massar's second state (of two), as it is a weak impression, and is just slightly smaller than the reduced plate that characterizes the second state.
Marks
Verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(cf. Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897