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The Holy Family with the Young St. John the Baptist

(Italian, 1680–1767)
1722
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in three shades of reddish-brown
DimensionsSheet: 25 x 14.1 cm (9 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)(with thread margins around the borderline)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10882
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceDr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1849 - d. 1910), Boston; by inheritance to his children, Mary Farwell (neé Ayer) Rousmanière (b. 1878 - d. 1935), NY, NY, Nathaniel Farwell Ayer (b. 1879 - d. 1948), Boston, Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1882 - d. 1963), Boston, and Elizabeth (neé Ayer) Inches (b. 1891 - d. ?); December 31, 1921, their gift to the MFA.