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The Triumph of Two Roman Emperors

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Copied after: Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
late 16th century

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 16.4 x 39.8 cm (6 7/16 x 15 11/16 in.)(trimmed slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB240
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints
Engraved in the plate, at the bottom, "POLYDORO CARAVAGIEN CELEBERR PICTORE DELINEATVM"

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 160 (first plate)(copy in reverse); Meyer 171 (4)(copy in reverse, cited by Meyer)
Marks Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, at the bottom, "POLYDORO CARAVAGIEN CELEBERR PICTORE DELINEATVM"
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900