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The Canonization of St. Francis of Paola
Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
French
about 1635
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.2 × 16.5 cm (9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.999
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Blum 1234, i/ii; Duplessis 185, i/ii; IFF 185, i/ii
DescriptionSaint and group of figures in a niche, being blessed from heavens. Caption listing saint's virtues. Bound in Bosse book, Oeuvre Gravé.
Marks
Verso, upper left, stamped in yellow-brown ink, the mark of the MFA Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
ProvenanceJohn Evelyn (b. 1620-d. 1706), London. Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873-d. 1957), Chicago; 1944, her gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 8, 1996)