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Portrait of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

(French, 1640–1707)
about 1701
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 26.9 x 21.2 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 25.1 x 19.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Washington Irving Jenkins
Accession numberM26589
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) was a bishop and theologian.
ProvenanceWashington Irving Jenkins, Clinton, Massachusetts (1848-1917); his bequest to the MFA August 1, 1917