Socrates

Jan van Bisschop (Netherlandish, 1628–1671)

Medium/TechniqueEtching

DimensionsSheet: 14.6 x 10.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession numberP18592

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InscriptionsIn plate, u.r.: 4 (partially trimmed) In plate, l.l.: Socrates In plate, l.c.: ex marm antiq. In plate, l.r.: JEF (Jan Episcopius fecit) In graphite, verso, center: 127/ JvB (? Illeg.) In graphite, verso, l.l.: Portraits In graphite, verso, l.r.: 1/a

ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York [Lugt 1309]; 1897, purchased through the Harvey D. Parker Fund [Lugt 1870] by the MFA. (Accession date: October 21, 1897)