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St. Peter (from a series of Christ and the Apostles)
St. Peter (from a series of Christ and the Apostles)

St. Peter (from a series of Christ and the Apostles)

Ludolph Büsinck (German, 1599/1602–1669)
Georges Lallemand (French, about 1575–1636)
Melchior Tavernier II (French, 1594–1665)
1623–29
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut; 3 blocks: light brown, olive gray, black
DimensionsBlock: 20.7 x 16 cm (8 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Sheet (trimmed within block): 22.1 x 16.1 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number2004.603
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn black tone block at bottom, Tavernier's address: A Paris chez Melchior Tavernier, Graveur & Imprimeur du Roy, pour les tailles douces, en l'Isle / du Palais, sur le quay qui regarde la Megisserie, à l'Espic d'or, Avec privelege du Roy.ProvenanceCollection of Friedrich Augustus II, Dresden (1797-1854); Wünsch (?), 1927; to W. G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to MFA, accessioned June 24, 2004.