Bacchus changing pirates into dolphins (from the series The Life of Bacchus, 12th of 12 plates)
Jacob Matham
(Netherlandish, 1571–1631)
David Vinckboons
(Flemish, active in Holland 1576–1633)
Frederik de Wit
(Dutch, 1629–1706)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 8 × 12.6 cm (3 1/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 11.3 × 15.6 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 11.3 × 15.6 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP7335
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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)
Jacob Matham