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Venus (or Galatea) Riding on Dolphins
Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602)
1590s
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15.9 x 10.9 cm (6 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)(trimmed on the platemark at the top and sides; with 6-7 mm margin at the bottom)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB838
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 129; Bohlin 181, only state; Illustrated Bartsch 203, only state
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900