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The Baptism of the Eunuch

The Baptism of the Eunuch

(French, 1593–1670)
about 1638
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 34.1 × 23.8 cm (13 7/16 × 9 3/8 in.)(with thread margins all around)
Credit LineGift of Lesley Hill and Alan Stone
Accession number2008.703
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsRecto, in plate, below: ECCE AQVA QVID PROHIBET ME BAPTISARI ? / Descenderunt vterque in aquam Philippus et Eunuchus et baptizauit eum. / C. Vignon inent / Act. c.p. 8 Recto, lower left in graphite pencil: et sculp.
ProvenanceA European dealer; Hill-Stone, Inc., New York; 2008, their gift to the MFA (Accession Date: September 17, 2008)