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Bacchus Received by Icarius (from the series The Life of Bacchus, 11th of 12 plates)

(Netherlandish, 1571–1631)
(Flemish, active in Holland 1576–1633)
(Dutch, 1629–1706)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 7.7 × 12.5 cm (3 1/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 12.8 × 15.7 cm (5 1/16 × 6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP7334
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, lower right: 11
ProvenanceReverend John Burleigh James (b. 1811 - d. 1891), Knowbury Park, Shropshire; March 1877, his sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 3219 (set of 12). Henry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York; November 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)