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The Marlborough Gems
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The Marriage of Cupid and Pysche
The Marlborough Gems
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
about 1790
Medium/Technique
Stipple engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 45 x 34.8 cm (17 11/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 27.2 x 20.9 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 27.2 x 20.9 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19354
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Calabi 2307, iv / iv; Tuer 577
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall (Lugt 1309) Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.